Islamic State in Raqqa mounts last stand around city stadium
U.S.-backed militias said on Tuesday they are battling Islamic State around Raqqa stadium, the jihadists’ last…
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US-backed SDF to let Syrian ISIS fighters leave Raqqa
Syrian Islamic State fighters are set to abandon Raqqa in a withdrawal agreed with U.S.-backed Syrian militias…
Syrian army sends more troops across Euphrates, near U.S.-backed forces
Syrian troops crossed to the eastern side of the Euphrates in Deir al-Zor on Monday, state media and a monitoring…
U.S.-backed Syrian forces seize Raqqa mosque: coalition
U.S.-backed Syrian militias have taken the historic old city of Raqqa and its ancient mosque as they press their…
Syrian rebels say US, allies sending more arms to fend off Iran threat
Syrian rebels say the United States and its allies are sending them more arms to try to fend off a new push into…
Syrian force urges Raqqa jihadists to surrender by end-May
A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian militias promised on Thursday that no harm would come to Islamic State fighters…
Syria’s army sends reinforcements toward border with Iraq: rebels
The Syrian army aided by Iranian-backed militias was moving troops to a desert region near its border with Iraq…
US-backed militias oust IS from Syria’s Tabqa old city
U.S.-backed militias said on Monday they had pushed Islamic State fighters out of the old quarters of Tabqa, a…
East Libya bans travel for those aged between 18, 45
Eastern Libya has banned men and women between the ages of 18 and 45 from travelling abroad without permission. The…
Dispute holds up evacuation from ‘hell’ of Aleppo
The evacuation of the last opposition-held areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo was suspended on Friday after…
Dispute holds up evacuation from ‘hell’ of Aleppo
The evacuation of the last opposition-held areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo was suspended on Friday after…
Iraqi militiawoman fights for revenge against Islamic State
Wearing a camouflage cap over her headscarf, Miaad al-Jubbouri cuts an unusual figure among the hundreds of men…
Iraqi militia threatens Islamic State’s supply route to Syria
Iraqi Shi'ite militias said on Wednesday they had driven Islamic State fighters from an air base west of Mosul,…
Millitia fighting in Somalia’s Galkayo city kills 29: officials
Fighting between militias in Somalia's central Galkayo city has killed at least 29 people and wounded more than 50,…
Russia says Hezbollah not a terrorist group
Moscow does not consider Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah to be a terrorist organisation, Russian Deputy Foreign…
Libya groups agree peace deal without Tripoli parliament
Libyan political parties and members of civil society initialled a UN-proposed peace accord in Morocco on…
U.N. to host new rounds of Libya talks in Morocco
The United Nations plans to host on Monday in Morocco a new round of talks among Libya's warring factions in an…
Egypt’s Interior Minister Won’t Allow ‘Militias’ To Take Over Functions Of ‘Strained’…
Egypt’s interior minister on Sunday declared he would not allow vigilantes or militias to take over police duties,…