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The world in photos this week
A selection of photos from some of the biggest news that you might have missed this week.SEE ALSO: We spent a day with the people who fly and fix the F-35 — here's what they have to say about the most...
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UN: Aleppo residents are facing 'a level of savagery that no human should...
Geneva (AFP) - Civilians under bombardment in Syria's rebel-held east Aleppo are facing "a level of savagery that no human should have to endure," the UN aid chief said Sunday.Stephen O'Brien, who...
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Assad's forces are bearing down on Aleppo as hospitals, water lines near...
Syrian government and allied forces advanced north of Aleppo, pressing their week-long offensive to take the insurgent-held part of the city after dozens of overnight air strikes hit the besieged...
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The tragic story behind a 4-month-old baby's rescue from the rubble in Syria
Idlib (Syria) (AFP) - The frail cries of four-month-old Wahida made the rescue worker who carried her out of the rubble in Syria's Idlib break down in sobs. The full story is one of tragedy."I was in...
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Syrian rebels are closing in on Dabiq, where ISIS believes final battle will...
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels backed by Turkey and a U.S.-led coalition are closing in on the Islamic State-held village of Dabiq, the site of an apocalyptic prophesy central to the...
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Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin: 'Syria is Obama's Rwanda'
Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin has spent the better part of his political career advocating a more robust humanitarian response to the "industrial-scale killing" of Syria's civilians...
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Syrian opposition groups built a hospital in a cave to protect it from...
EIRUT, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Even entombing the hospital under solid rock tunnelled beneath a mountain was not enough to protect it from bombs dropped by Syria's government or its Russian allies, medical...
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Evidence that Syrian or Russian warplanes are using bunker-busting bombs to...
Even entombing the hospital under solid rock tunneled beneath a mountain was not enough to protect it from bombs dropped by Syria's government or its Russian allies, medical staff say.Opposition groups...
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Egyptian al Qaeda leader killed by US drone strike in Idlib, Syria
Syria's militant Jabhat Fateh al Sham, formerly the Nusra Front, said on Monday that Egyptian cleric Abu al Faraj al Masri, a prominent member of the militant group, had been killed in a strike by the...
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The State Department just cut off its bilateral channels with Russia over Syria
The US has formally suspended its negotiations with Russia over the cease-fire in Syria amid the continued Russian aerial bombardment of Syria's largest city, Aleppo, State Department spokesman John...
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A federal court ruled against Mike Pence's attempt to bar Syrian refugees,...
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's policy on refugee resettlement on Monday, at one point calling Pence's arguments "nightmare speculation.""The governor of...
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Kerry says Syria peace efforts must continue in spite of break with Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry criticized Russia on Tuesday for its "irresponsible and profoundly ill-advised decision" to back Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and said...
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Turkey suspended nearly 13,000 police officers and shut down a TV station
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish authorities suspended nearly 13,000 police officers, detained dozens of air force officers and shut down a TV station on Tuesday, widening a state-ordered clampdown...
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An ISIS suicide bomber has killed 34 people at a wedding in Syria
A suicide bomber has struck a wedding in northeast Syria as the bride and groom were exchanging vows, killing 34 people and wounding dozens, the local Kurdish government said.The bomber blew himself up...
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Russia just deployed missile defenses to Syria that can stop 'any' US cruise...
On Monday, the same day that the US and Russia suspended bilateral talks over the fate of Syria, Russia deployed its advanced SA-23 Gladiator missile defense system to Syria, US officials told Fox...
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UN satellites have confirmed the attack on Aleppo aid convoy last month WAS...
Analysis of satellite imagery of a deadly attack on an aid convoy in Syria last month showed that it was an air strike, a U.N. expert said on Wednesday.Some 20 people were killed in the attack near...
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At least 24 dead as Turkish troops clash with ISIS in Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's army said it clashed with Islamic State over the border in Syria, leaving one soldier and 23 militants dead, as Ankara stepped up an operation to clear fighters from the...
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The Iran deal has Obama 'held hostage' while the Middle East descends into chaos
On October 18 of last year, the US, the European Union, China, Russia, and Iran adopted the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, ensuring that Iran's nuclear program would be peaceful for at least a...
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Report: ISIS is cracking down on its supporters in a Syrian border town after...
BEIRUT – ISIS has conducted a security crackdown in Al-Boukamal after local officials in the jihadist group fled the eastern Syrian town near the border with Iraq, according to opposition...
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The US is coming to a new realization about Syria that could change everything
US officials fear that the fall of Syria's largest city to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could undermine Washington's counterterrorism goals in the country, The Washington Post's Josh Rogin reported...
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