A week-long Syria ceasefire collapsing following US attack that killed more than 60 Syrian soldiers
By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) – A week-old Syrian ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia was in deep trouble on Monday as a Read more
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Israeli forces kill two Palestinian assailants, police say, as violence surges
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces killed two Palestinian assailants in the West Bank on Monday, police said, and two Israeli police officers were stabbed in Read more
Moscow says strikes on Syria army threaten U.S.-Russia ceasefire plan
By Dmitry Solovyov and Lisa Barrington MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Moscow stepped up its war of words with Washington on Sunday, saying air strikes by a Read more
UN Security Council meets after US-coalition air strike accidentally kills dozens of Syrian soldiers
The United Nations Security Council has convened at the behest of the Russians after dozens of Syrian soldiers were accidentally killed in a US coalition Read more
Islamic State shoots down Syrian warplane – Amaq news agency, monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State shot down a Syrian military plane in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor, the Islamic State-affiliated news agency Amaq Read more
Spotlight on Syria as world leaders gather at United Nations
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The spotlight will be on Syria when world leaders gather at the United Nations next week as the Read more
U.S. military says air strike killed Islamic State propaganda chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Friday that a U.S.-led coalition air strike on Sept. 7 killed an Islamic State leader who oversaw the Read more
Syria ceasefire deal in balance as Aleppo aid plan stalls
By Tom Perry and Tom Miles BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – Russia said the Syrian army had begun to withdraw from a road into Aleppo on Thursday, Read more
Syrian combatants yet to withdraw from Aleppo road
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces and rebels had yet to withdraw from a road to be used to deliver aid to Aleppo on Thursday Read more
Iran Launches New Navy Ship as Tensions Rise with US in Gulf
BEIRUT — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched a new 55-metre-long naval ship on Tuesday that is capable of transporting a helicopter and up to 100 men, according Read more
Eid Cease-fire in Syria Brings Widespread Calm but Some Fighting Continues
STATE DEPARTMENT — A cease-fire in Syria entered its first full day Tuesday with reports of widespread calm and a few instances of violence. The halt Read more
Gulf states condemn USA law letting 9/11 families sue Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Saudi-dominated Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Monday condemned a law passed by the United States Congress last week that would allow Read more
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric Abdulaziz al-Sheikh says Iranians are “not Muslims”
(AFP, Riyadh ) – Saudi Arabia’s top cleric said Iranians are “not Muslims”, after Iran’s supreme leader launched a fresh tirade over the kingdom’s handling of Read more
In Saudi Arabia, Hajj Begins Amid Security Concerns, War of Words With Iran
More than 1.5 million Muslims from across the globe have converged on Saudi Arabia for the annual five-day Hajj. The pilgrimage is one of the Read more
Iran begins construction on 2nd nuclear power plant
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says the country has begun building its second nuclear power plant with Russian help, the first such project Read more
US, Russia finally seal Syria cease-fire deal, new military partnership
GENEVA (AP) — The United States and Russia early Saturday announced a breakthrough agreement on Syria that foresees a nationwide cease-fire starting on Monday, followed Read more
Iranian court jails British-Iranian aid worker for five years – family
(Reuters) – An Iranian Revolutionary court has sentenced Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to five years in prison on charges that remain secret, her family Read more
U.S. House votes to allow Sept. 11 families to sue Saudi Arabia for damages
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation by voice vote on Friday that would allow the families of victims Read more
Syrian War: Air strike kills Senior militant leader near Aleppo
A senior commander of the Syrian militant group formerly known as al-Nusra Front has been killed near Aleppo, rebel sources say. The group Jabhat Fateh Read more
Turkey ready to join U.S. in capturing Syrian city from Islamic State – Erdogan
By Daren Butler and Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey would be ready to join any initiative proposed by the United States to capture an Read more
Thousands of ISIS fighters hoping for possible return to home countries as group loses ground
Security services are examining plans for how to deal with thousands of Western jihadists who would seek to return to Europe as Isis continues to lose Read more
Turkish tanks roll into Syria, opening new line of attack
By Umit Ozdal and John Davison ELBEYLI, Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey and its rebel allies opened up a new line of attack in northern Syria Read more
300 Syrians leave besieged suburb of Damascus after deal
MOADAMIYEH, Syria (AP) — Buses carrying about 300 Syrians living in a besieged rebel-held suburb of the capital, Damascus, began leaving the area Friday following Read more
Islamic State says its spokesman killed in Syria – Amaq News
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, one of the jihadist group’s longest-serving officials, has been killed in Aleppo in Syria, its Amaq Read more
Turkish forces deepen push into Syria, draw U.S. rebuke over their target
By Lisa Barrington and Umit Bektas BEIRUT/KARKAMIS, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish-backed forces pushed deeper into northern Syria on Monday and drew a rebuke from NATO Read more
Turkish Airstrikes Kill 35 Civilians in Syria
Monitors from the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights say Turkish air strikes Sunday have killed at least 35 civilians in northern Syria. The watchdog Read more
Who Are The Turkey-backed Syrian Rebels?
In its assault against the Islamic State group this week, Turkey empowered an Arab rebel force that originally was formed to fight the Syrian regime, Read more
Syrian Civilians, Fighters Evacuated From Daraya
CAIRO — Syrian government buses on Friday began evacuating the first of 4,000 civilians and rebel fighters from the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Daraya. Fighters Read more
US Allies Exchange Fire as Tensions Rise in Northern Syria
Turkish-backed fighters skirmished Saturday with Kurdish forces in northern Syria, pushing the two U.S. allies in the war against Islamic State extremists closer to an Read more
Suspected Kurdish militants fire rockets at Turkey’s Diyarbakir airport – media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Suspected Kurdish militants fired rockets at the airport in Turkey’s main southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Saturday, sending passengers and staff scrambling Read more