Syria, Mattis, Afghanistan, shutdown: Trump ends year in chaos
Trump’s presidency has lurched from crisis to crisis since he took office less than two years ago, but Thursday was…
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In Syria retreat, Trump rebuffs top advisers and blindsides US commanders
U.S. President Donald Trump overrode his top national security aides, blindsided U.S. ground commanders, and…
Israel says Hezbollah closed precision-guided missile plants
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday Hezbollah had shut down plants to develop…
Islamic State kills 700 prisoners in east Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday that Islamic State militants had executed nearly 700…
Turkey to launch operation against U.S.-backed Kurds in Syria ‘in a few days’
Turkey will launch a new military operation in northern Syria within days, targeting Kurdish militia fighters who…
Lebanese politician’s stand-off with Hariri spirals
A stand-off between Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri and a pro-Syrian politician escalated on Saturday when…
Palestinian militants agree truce after exchange of fire with Israel
The Israeli frontier with Gaza fell silent on Saturday under what Palestinians described as an Egyptian-mediated…
Officer killed, three soldiers seized in west Iraq: sources
An army officer was killed and three soldiers were captured in western Iraq after militants attacked their vehicle,…
Erdogan vows to impose secure zones east of Euphrates in Syria
Turkey will take action east of the Euphrates river in Syria and impose secure zones as it has done in the…
Germany can’t look away if Syria uses chemical weapons: Merkel
Top German officials on Wednesday called for concerted global efforts to prevent chemical weapons being used in…
