Turkey, Iran, Russia to deploy observers around Syria’s Idlib
Russia, Iran, and Turkey will post observers on the edge of a de-escalation zone in northern Syria’s Idlib region…
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Philippines says Islamist fighters trapped in corner of besieged town
Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town have been cornered and their firepower is flagging,…
Philippines says Islamist militants withdraw from school, no casualties
The Philippines military said Islamist militants who had holed up in a primary school in the south early on…
Philippines launches offensive in hope of recapturing Marawi by weekend festival
Philippine aircraft and troops launched a renewed push against Islamist militants in a southern city on Tuesday,…
Philippines says US troops near besieged Marawi, but not fighting
Armed U.S. troops are on the ground near Marawi City in the southern Philippines, but are not involved in…
U.S. joins battle as Philippines takes losses in besieged city
U.S. special forces have joined the battle to crush Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town,…
Militants holding out in Philippine town face ‘paralyzed’ logistics: army
The siege of Marawi City in the southern Philippines could be over soon because the logistics of the Islamist…
Philippines says militants had planned much larger-scale attack
Philippines troops thwarted an original plan drawn up by the Islamist militants now holed up in Marawi City to…
Philippines puts city on lockdown over fears of militant infiltration
The Philippine city of Iligan was overflowing with evacuees and on lockdown on Monday over fears Islamist…
Syria’s Assad says de-escalation zones chance for rebels to ‘reconcile’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that de-escalation zones proposed by his ally Russia were a chance for…
