Middle East

Russian report says deal in place for Syrian rebels to leave Ghouta

Russia's military says there is a preliminary deal for Syrian rebel fighters to pull out of the last remaining area of eastern Ghouta still under their hand. This would put the Syrian...

Afghan Air Force hits Taliban with maiden laser-guided bomb

ISLAMABAD — The NATO-led military alliance in Afghanistan announced Tuesday that the Afghan Air Force (AAF) had dropped its first laser-guided bomb on a Taliban compound and had destroyed it. The Resolute...

Islamic State regrouping in Iraqi, Kurdish disputed territories

WASHINGTON — Taking advantage of the rivalry between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, Islamic State is regrouping and increasing deadly attacks in disputed territories across northern Iraq, Kurdish...

Saudi media: Houthi rebel missile fragment kills 1, wounds 2 in Riyadh

A fragment from a barrage of ballistic missiles fired into Saudi Arabia, allegedly by Iran-backed Yemeni rebels, has killed one person and wounded two in Riyadh, Saudi media reports. The victims are...

Syrian rebels evacuating part of Eastern Ghouta

More than 1,500 Syrian rebel fighters and their families are evacuating a town in the besieged Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta as the army moves closer to recapturing the entire capital. Dozens...

Israel admits to 2007 strike on suspected Syrian nuclear site

The Israeli military admitted Wednesday it was responsible for a 2007 airstrike that destroyed a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor. Israel said the facility in the Deir al-Zour region was close to becoming...

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