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Four al Qaeda members killed in suspected U.S. drone strike: officials
Four members of al Qaeda's Yemen branch, including a local commander, were killed in a suspected U.S. drone…
UK accused of hindering UN inquiry into claim of war crimes in Yemen
Britain has blocked European Union efforts to establish an independent international inquiry into the war in Yemen,…
Syrian rebel sees more arms from Assad foes, but not enough
Syrian rebels expect to receive new types of heavy weapons from their foreign backers in response to the collapse…
Syrian activist banned from travel after UK seizes passport at Assad’s request
British authorities have confiscated the passport of a prominent Syrian critic of Bashar al-Assad at the request of…
Coalition forces kill Houthi general in Najran
A senior military officer of Yemen's Houthi movement has been killed in clashes on the border with Saudi Arabia, a…
Syria conflict: Air strikes leave Aleppo ‘without water’
Intensified attacks on the Syrian city of Aleppo have left nearly two million people without water, the UN says.…
12 killed in militant attacks north of Iraq’s Tirkit: security sources
Twelve people were killed on Saturday when militants attacked a police checkpoint north of Tikrit and then…
Aleppo enters second day of bombing after Syrian army launches offensive
Warplanes bombed Aleppo on Friday with what residents described as unprecedented ferocity after the…
Senate paves way for $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. Senate cleared the way for a $1.15 billion sale of tanks and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia…
Syria conflict: UN ‘ready to resume’ aid missions
The UN has said it is ready to resume aid convoys in Syria after halting operations in response to a deadly attack…