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UN investigates Aleppo ‘chlorine gas attack’
The UN is investigating evidence of a toxic gas attack on a rebel-held area of the Syrian city of Aleppo. Rebels…
Intensifying fight for Aleppo chokes civilian population
An upsurge of intense fighting around Aleppo has killed dozens of Syrians in the past weeks, displaced thousands…
Libyan forces capture Sirte convention center from Islamic State
Libyan forces battling to oust Islamic State from Sirte on Wednesday captured a large convention hall complex in…
U.S. urges Russia to halt Syria sieges; Russia slams aid politicization
The United Nations Security Council must not allow civilians on both sides of the Syrian city of Aleppo to be cut…
Intense fighting as Syrian rebels break through Aleppo siege
Syrian rebels broke through to besieged opposition-held areas in eastern Aleppo on Saturday in an assault on a…
Syrian rebels ‘seize key town Manbij from IS’
A US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters has taken "almost complete control" of a strategically important…
Support for Germany’s Merkel drops sharply after attacks
Popular support for Chancellor Angela Merkel has plunged according to a poll conducted after attacks in Germany,…
Fears mount that EU-Turkey migrant deal could collapse
Fears are mounting in the European Union that its months-old pact with Turkey to curb migrant flows could collapse…
Syrian rebels storm Aleppo artillery base, army says attack repelled
Syrian rebels stormed a major army artillery base in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday to try an end the siege…
Tunisian president picks technocrat as prime minister
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has named Wednesday a little-known technocrat as prime minister after…