Iraqi forces pause Mosul push over concern for civilian casualties
Iraqi government forces paused in their push to recapture western Mosul from Islamic State (IS) militants on…
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Air strike on prison in Syria’s Idlib kills 16: monitor
At least 16 people were killed overnight in air strikes on a prison in the rebel-held city of Idlib in northwest…
Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian in West Bank: official
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian and wounded three others on Thursday in the occupied West Bank, a…
US-led coalition in Syrian airdrop to fight ISIS
U.S.-led coalition aircraft dropped fighters for the first time into an area near the Syrian city of Raqqa to…
Russia underplayed losses in recapture of Syria’s Palmyra
Russia's force in Syria has suffered losses since late January more than three times higher than the official toll,…
Trump’s administration hosting first meeting of anti-ISIS coalition
Foreign ministers from 68 countries meet in Washington on Wednesday to agree on the next steps to defeat Islamic…
Air strike kills over 30 near Syria’s Raqqa: observatory
At least 33 people were killed in an air strike that hit a school sheltering displaced people near Islamic State…
Israel to declare air defence shield fully operational: officer
Israel's multi-tier air defence missile system will be fully operational early next month with the deployment of…
Iraqi forces fight to take Mosul, car bomb in Baghdad kills 23 people
Islamic State (IS) militants captured an Iraqi police colonel and eight other officers on Monday after they ran out…
Syria’s rebels launch offensive on Damascus gateway
Syrian rebels stormed a major road junction leading into the heart of Damascus on Tuesday as they launched an…
