Iraqi Christians Mark First Post-IS Easter In Recaptured Town
Qaraqosh is quiet except for a church bell ringing as Iraqi Christians gather for the first Easter mass since the ...
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Christians Mark Easter At Jerusalem Site of Jesus’s Resurrection
Thousands of Christians marked Jesus's resurrection on Easter Sunday at the Jerusalem site where they believe the miracle occurred, with ...
Philippines, US To Hold Annual ‘Balikatan’ Military Drills
The Philippine military said Sunday it would hold annual exercises with US troops next month, reaffirming its commitment to the ...
Pope Urges End To Syria ‘horror’ In Easter Address
Pope Francis urged an end to "horror and death" in Syria on Sunday as he celebrated the traditional Easter Day ...
The Battle For Mosul
Six months since Iraqi forces launched a vast operation to oust the Islamic State group from second city Mosul, they ...
Iraq Forces Make Mosul Gains, But Anti-IS War Far From Over
Iraqi forces made major gains in the six months since launching the operation to retake Mosul, but the battle for ...
‘A Few Dozen’ US Troops Deployed To Somalia
The United States is deploying "a few dozen" troops to Somalia to assist the national army and conduct unspecified security ...
Number of IS Fighters Killed By US Bomb Jumps To 90
The number of Islamic State fighters killed by a massive US bomb in eastern Afghanistan has nearly tripled to at ...
Ridding the World of Chemical Weapons
Russia criticised the world's chemical weapons watchdog for not sending experts to the site of an alleged chemical attack in ...
Huge US Bomb Kills Dozens of IS Militants In Afghanistan
The US military's largest non-nuclear bomb killed dozens of Islamic State militants as it smashed their mountain hideouts, Afghan officials ...
What Is the ‘Mother of All Bombs’?
The United States has dropped a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb, otherwise known as the 'Mother of All ...
Hardline Challenger In Iran
Ebrahim Raisi is a hardline judge who spent years in powerful backroom positions before emerging as a leading challenger for ...
Hardline Challenger In Iran
Ebrahim Raisi is a hardline judge who spent years in powerful backroom positions before emerging as a leading challenger for ...
Rebel Court Sentences Yemen Journalist To Death
A Yemeni court in the rebel-held capital has sentenced a veteran journalist to death on charges of spying for neighbouring ...
Kabul Suicide Bombing Kills Five
At least five people were killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber on foot struck near the Afghan defense ministry in ...
The Immorality of International Politics [Article]
The world has witnessed yet another display of the military might of the United States with the missile strikes on ...
More Troops Sent To Fight Gunmen On Philippine Tourist Island
The Philippines sent military reinforcements to one of its most famous tourist islands Wednesday as a deadly operation to flush ...
Iraq’s Sadr Warns Assad Could Share Kadhafi’s Fate
Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr on Tuesday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he risked suffering the same fate as slain ...
Mosul’s Sudanese Eye Homecoming
They're not Iraqis but they suffered under jihadist rule just like other Mosul residents. Now they have lost everything they ...
IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq, Military Says
The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly ...