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Air strikes kill a dozen Afghans, battle intensifies in Taliban strongholds
Middle East
March 24, 2019
Air strikes kill a dozen Afghans, battle intensifies in Taliban strongholds
KUNDUZ/LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Air strikes in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz killed about a dozen civilians on…
Air strikes, clashes hit Yemen’s Hodeida despite ceasefire
Middle East
December 16, 2018
Air strikes, clashes hit Yemen’s Hodeida despite ceasefire
Clashes shook Yemen’s flashpoint city of Hodeida Sunday after air strikes and deadly fighting on the outskirts overnight, residents…
Israel signals it could attack Iranian weaponry in Iraq
Middle East
September 3, 2018
Israel signals it could attack Iranian weaponry in Iraq
(Reuters) – Israel signaled on Monday that it could attack suspected Iranian military assets in Iraq, as it has done…
Civilian deaths in war-torn Afghanistan hit record high: UN
Middle East
July 15, 2018
Civilian deaths in war-torn Afghanistan hit record high: UN
The number of Afghan civilians killed in the country’s long-running conflict hit a record high in the first six…
Pro-Assad official says targeted bases were evacuated on Russian warning
Middle East
April 14, 2018
Pro-Assad official says targeted bases were evacuated on Russian warning
The Syrian government and its allies have absorbed a US-led attack on Saturday and the targeted sites were evacuated days…
Breaking: US, Britain, France launch air strikes in Syria
Middle East
April 14, 2018
Breaking: US, Britain, France launch air strikes in Syria
US, British and French forces pounded Syria with air strikes early on Saturday in response to a poison gas attack…
The NewYork Times report on Israeli raids in North Sinai is not ‘credible’ : Military spokesperson
Egypt
February 4, 2018
The NewYork Times report on Israeli raids in North Sinai is not ‘credible’ : Military spokesperson
Egypt’s military spokesperson Tamer El-Refaai told Egypt Independent on Sunday that the recently published report by The New York Times in…
Pentagon: 801 civilians killed in coalition airstrikes
Middle East
November 30, 2017
Pentagon: 801 civilians killed in coalition airstrikes
At least 801 civilians have been killed by US-led coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria,…
Putin signs Syria base deal, cementing Russian presence there for half a century
Middle East
July 28, 2017
Putin signs Syria base deal, cementing Russian presence there for half a century
President Vladimir Putin has signed a law ratifying a deal with the Syrian government that allows Russia to keep its…
Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia push Libya political deal over military solution
Egypt
June 8, 2017
Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia push Libya political deal over military solution
Libya’s neighbors Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia agreed on Tuesday to push for political dialogue to end the crisis in the…