Syrian war
Syrian air force behind chemical attacks, investigation team finds
Officials in the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and its military backer Russia have repeatedly denied using chemical weapons and accuse...
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ANALYSIS: Will coronavirus slow the world's conflicts or intensify them?
In recent days, some 30 Malian soldiers were killed in an attack in northern Mali blamed on jihadists, without drawing any sharp reaction from the Security Council.
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Monitor: Syria death toll 384,000 after 9 years of war
At least 384,000 people have died in Syria, including more than 116,000 civilians, since the war began in March 2011.
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Turkey, Russia trade accusations as Syria tensions rise
Turkey has shored up its positions in recent days in Idlib - the last rebel bastion in Syria - with hundreds of vehicles carrying artillery and soldiers.
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Erdogan threatens to attack Damascus forces 'everywhere'
The latest threat comes after more than a dozen Turkish soldiers were killed in regime shelling in the northwestern province of Idlib - the last rebel bastion in Syria.
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Attacks against Syrians in Turkey raise fears of escalation
Turkey is home to the largest number of refugees in the world, having welcomed over 3.5 million Syrians - including 500,000 in Istanbul - who were forced to flee their country.
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Attacks against Syrians in Turkey raise fears of escalation
The most recent violence against Syrians in Kucukcekmece 10 days ago has raised fears of an escalation in an already volatile climate.
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Syrian refugee in US arrested for plotting church attack
The suspect allegedly passed on documents about the construction and the use of explosives to a man he believed to be an IS group sympathizer, though he turned out to be an FBI employee.
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Israeli strikes on Syria kill 10, including foreign fighters: monitor
They were killed in missile strikes close the capital Damascus where Syrian troops, Iranian forces and Hezbollah fighters are stationed, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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Israel confirms attacked Syria over rockets fired at Mount Hermon
Two rockets were fired at Mount Hermon late Saturday, with the army saying on Sunday that one of them was "located within Israeli territory."
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In Iraq, academics restock Mosul's barren bookshelves
To track down the books, he has had to travel 400 kilometres south to Baghdad, and even a further 600 kilometres to Basra.
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Famine on rise in Near East and North Africa: FAO
These included Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, whose ongoing four-year war has killed tens of thousands of people, including many civilians, according to humanitarian organisations.
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'I need your help, please help me': Captive SA journo pleads for life in video
Shiraaz Mohamed said that he fears for his life as Russian forces are bombing areas around the compound where he was being held captive in Syria.
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15 dead in huge blast in northwest Syria
Thirteen civilians were among those killed in the blast, the cause of which was not immediately clear, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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Caught in Syria, foreign jihadist suspects may face trial in Iraq
The American military - which spearheads an international coalition fighting IS - has in the past shown itself willing to hand those captured in Syria to the authorities in Iraq.
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Photographers in Iraq's Mosul snap dark days, bright futures
A year and a half after Iraqi forces recaptured Mosul from IS, residents have been hiring local photographers to capture mementos of their city's darkest days.
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Displaced Syrian children sift through trash to buy bread
Using a hooked metal rod, he stabbed at acrid household waste in the village of Kafr Lusin, looking for plastic to trade for a few dollars to feed his 11-member family.
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Bomb blast in a bus kills 3 civilians in Syria's Afrin: monitor
Nine other people, including fighters, were wounded in the explosion, the head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman, told AFP.
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'Huge explosion' in Syria capital causes fatalities: monitor
It was unclear if the blast was caused by a bomb that was planted or a suicide attack, the monitor said, adding that shooting followed the explosion.
