Regional & World News
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May- 2015 -25 May
Turkey says in deal with U.S. on air support for Syria rebels
The United States and Turkey have agreed “in principle” to give air support to some forces from Syria’s mainstream opposition,…
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25 May
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Islamic State poured more fighters into Ramadi as security forces and Shi’ite paramilitaries prepared to retake the Iraqi city that…
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25 May
Islamic State: How it is run
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9 May
Greece sees huge increase in migrants arriving by boat
The scale of mass migration across the Mediterranean has been revealed by new figures showing that record numbers of migrants…
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9 May
German navy ships rescue migrants in Mediterranean
Two German navy ships on Friday rescued nearly 400 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, the defense ministry…
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9 May
Islamic State conflict: US begins training Syrian rebels
The US military has begun training a small group of Syrian rebels in an effort to build a force capable…
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Apr- 2015 -28 April
Saudi Arabia ‘arrests 93 members of Islamic State cells’
Saudi Arabia has arrested 93 people suspected of belonging to Islamic State (IS) and foiled several plots, the interior ministry…
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28 April
Mortar fire from Syria hits Israeli-occupied Golan
Two mortar rounds fired from Syria struck open areas of the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights on Tuesday, an…
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14 April
Iraq ‘retakes over quarter of Islamic State territory’
Islamic State (IS) has lost more than a quarter of its territory in Iraq since the US-led coalition air campaign…
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14 April
U.N. confirms new push for Syria talks, Iran to be invited
(Reuters) – The United Nations said on Tuesday that its Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura planned to consult Syrian factions…
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