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Kurds, Arabs seize key Syria dam from ISIS
An alliance of Kurdish and Arab rebels seized a key dam on the Euphrates River from Islamic State group militants…
Evacuation of Syrian Islamic State fighters from Damascus is halted
A UN-sponsored deal to give safe passage to more than 2,000 Islamic State militant fighters and other hardline…
Top Syrian rebel leader killed in air strike in Damascus
A top Syrian rebel leader and head of the most powerful insurgent group in the eastern suburbs of Damascus was…
Iraqi forces to retake Mosul from ISIS after Ramadi secured
Iraq's armed forces will move to retake the major northern city of Mosul from ISIS once they capture the western…
Jihadists to withdraw from south Damascus suburbs
Some 4,000 people, half of them militants fighters, will leave three besieged districts south of Syria's capital…
Eight Islamic State commanders killed in air strikes
Eight senior Islamic State commanders were killed in air strikes by the Iraqi airforce, Iraqi state TV reported on…
Saudi Arabia plans to diversify income, raise efficiency
Saudi King Salman on Wednesday said he has ordered economic reforms to diversify sources of income and reduce high…
Russian strikes in Syria may amount to war crimes: Amnesty
The London-based rights watchdog Amnesty International issued a report on Wednesday denouncing Russia's "shameful…
UN Security Council supports Libya unity accord
The UN Security Council gave its backing Wednesday to the new national unity government in embattled Libya, a move…
Syria ready to join Geneva peace talks: FM minister
Syria is ready to take part in peace talks in Geneva and hopes that the dialogue will help it form a national unity…