Avoiding Risky Sea Journey, Syrian Refugees Head To Italy ‘pronto’
Just before midnight in a sleepy district of Beirut, dozens of Syrian refugees huddle in small groups around bulging suitcases, ...
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East Libyan Forces Claim Victory In Southwest Benghazi
Khalifa Haftar's east Libyan forces have claimed capture of the final holdout of hardline armed forces in the southwest of ...
Iraq Forces Say Near Mosul Mosque Where IS Declared ‘caliphate’
Elite Iraqi forces said they were battling house by house in the Old City of Mosul on Saturday, inching towards ...
Hundreds Quit Last Rebel-Held District of Syria’s Homs
Hundreds of rebels and civilians left the last opposition-held district of Homs on Saturday under a controversial Russian-supervised deal to ...
Iraq Forces Near Mosul Mosque Where IS Declared ‘caliphate’
Elite Iraqi forces battled house by house in the Old City of Mosul on Saturday, inching towards the mosque where ...
Evacuation of Last Rebel-Held District of Syria’s Homs Begins
Hundreds of rebels and civilians began leaving the last opposition-held district of Syria's Homs on Saturday under a controversial deal ...
US Insists Al-Jinah Raid Targeted Al-Qaeda, Not Mosque
The US has denied hitting a mosque in Syria where activists say dozens of people, mostly civilians, were killed. The ...
Iraq Forces Seize Ground In Mosul Old City
Iraqi forces said Friday they had seized ground inside Mosul's Old City, a district expected to see some of the ...
Israel Carries Out Air Strikes Inside Syria
Fighter jets bomb multiple targets, prompting Syrian retaliation with ground-to-air missiles, Israeli army says. The Israeli army says its aircraft ...
Iraq Commander Announces Gains In Mosul Old City
A commander said Friday that Iraqi forces have gained ground from jihadists inside the Old City of Mosul, an area ...
US Claims Syria Strike, Denies Targeting Mosque Where 46 Killed
The US said it carried out an air strike in Syria against an Al-Qaeda meeting but denied deliberately targeting a ...
Air Raid On Mosque Near Aleppo ‘kills Dozens’
Dozens of people have been killed after fighter jets struck a packed mosque during prayer time in a rebel-held village ...
More Than 150,000 Iraqis Fled West Mosul Fighting
Iraqi authorities said Thursday that more than 150,000 people have fled fighting in and around west Mosul since security forces ...
Nearly 100,000 Iraqis Flee Battle For West Mosul
Nearly 100,000 Iraqis have fled the battle to retake west Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group, the International Organization ...
In Syria, Governors Hope For End To ‘exile’
"Welcome to Idlib province!" the Syrian governor proclaims, seated in a converted classroom in Hama city some 90 kilometres (55 ...
Over 80,000 Iraqis Displaced In West Mosul Fighting
More than 80,000 people have fled west Mosul since the battle to retake the area began last month, the International ...
Iraq Forces Retake Mosul Train Station, Once A Major Rail Hub
Iraqi forces said Tuesday that they recaptured Mosul's train station, once one of the country's main rail hubs and the ...
Syria Regime Bombed Damascus Water Source
The Syrian government intentionally bombed the Ain al-Fijeh spring in December, leaving more than five million people in Damascus without ...
Iraq Forces Retake Mosul Train Station
Iraqi forces said Tuesday that they recaptured Mosul's train station, which has not been operational since jihadists siezed the city ...
After Fleeing Homes, Iraqis Near Mosul Wait For Tents
A sea of tents stretches to the horizon at a camp for displaced near Mosul but Ahmed Hassan says he ...