Middle East

Fresh attacks by Taliban, IS kill 19 Afghan forces, civilians

ISLAMABAD — Authorities in Afghanistan say the latest Taliban and Islamic State attacks have killed 19 people, mostly government security forces. Taliban insurgents attacked a registration center for potential voters late Sunday...

Houthis: Saudi-led airstrike in Yemen killed their political leader

The Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen said Monday that their political leader, Saleh al-Sammad, was killed last week in a Saudi-led airstrike. Sammad was the most senior Houthi official to be killed...

Civilians in S. Damascus caught between militants, govt. troops

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of civilians living in a militant-held pocket of southern Damascus were caught in fierce clashes between Russian-backed Syrian government forces and militant groups controlling southern Damascus neighborhoods. Syrian government...

UN security team comes under fire in Douma, Syria

UNITED NATIONS — Members of a U.N. security team came under small-arms fire and an explosive was detonated as they tried to carry out a reconnaissance mission to a Syrian town...

Israel makes new bid to engage Iran’s people, revive friendship

TEL AVIV - Israel is making a new effort to engage the people of Iran, as the two regional rivals trade increasingly tough rhetoric and threaten to attack the other in...

Trump Dismisses Russia Claims Syria Successfully Shot Down US Missiles

PENTAGON — U.S. President Donald Trump and Pentagon officials are dismissing Russian claims that Syrian air defense systems took out most of the cruise missiles aimed at three of the country’s critical...

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