Middle East

Kurds: Turkey shelling closes schools for 40,000 students in Northern Syria

WASHINGTON / AFRIN, SYRIA — Kurds in northern Syria say Turkish bombings have barred more than 40,000 students from education as local officials in Afrin shut down schools following airstrikes in...

US, Israel say Israel has right to defend itself

The U.S. Defense Department said Saturday that Israel was entitled to protect itself against acts of aggression. The statement was made after Israel attacked a dozen Iranian and Syrian targets in...

Iraq launches new operation against militants in NE region

The Iraqi army and the Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces on Wednesday started a major offensive against armed militants in the country's northeastern region near the border with Iran. Iraq's Joint Operations Command...

Israel legalizes outpost in response to recent murder

Israel's prime minister says an isolated West Bank outpost will be legalized in response to the recent murder of a rabbi who lived there. Benjamin Netanyahu said at a Cabinet meeting Sunday...

7 Turkish soldiers killed in deadliest day of Syrian offensive

Turkey’s military says it has suffered its single deadliest day in its offensive against Syrian militias in northern Syria. Seven soldiers were killed Saturday. Five were killed in the Afrin region when their...

After Islamic State, Mosul’s impoverished residents trade scrap metal to make a living

WASHINGTON/MOSUL, IRAQ — With his face, hands and clothes covered in dirt, 11-year-old Hassan Abdullah treks through the rubble of Mosul’s Old City dawn to dusk, foraging for whatever pieces of...

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