Middle East

US-led coalition strikes kill scores of IS fighters in Eastern Syria

Nearly 150 Islamic State fighters were killed during U.S.-led coalition airstrikes targeting IS headquarters in eastern Syria late last week, the coalition said in a statement. The strikes on Saturday targeted a...

Syria’s White Helmets seek help in saving civilians suffering in Eastern Ghouta

A Syrian volunteer group has pleaded for immediate help from the international community and aid organizations to help stop the massacre of civilians by Syrian regime forces in Eastern Ghouta, one...

Iraqi forces go it alone in Islamic State raids

Iraq's security forces have advanced to a point where U.S. special operations forces "hardly ever" accompany them on raids against fighters with the Islamic State terror group, according to a top...

Iranian officials confirm 25 dead in protests

The Iranian government acknowledged Sunday that 25 people had been killed during recent anti-government protests in cities throughout the country. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi said that none of dead were killed...

Taliban denies attending Afghan peace talks in Turkey

Afghanistan government negotiators and Taliban officials have reportedly opened “unofficial” talks in Turkey to discuss “mechanisms” that could pave the ground for initiating a formal peace dialogue. Participants of the meeting have...

Car bomb in Idlib kills 23

At least 23 people, some of them civilians, were killed by a car bomb in the rebel held Syrian city of Idlib Sunday. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in...

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