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Next round of Syria peace talks are on for February 8: British ambassador
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The next round of United Nations-based peace talks on Syria have been scheduled for February 20, British ambassador to the United Nations Matthew Rycroft said on Tuesday.The talks...
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The Art of the Deal: Why Putin needs Trump more than Trump needs Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - In his book, "Art of the Deal," Donald Trump said the best deals were ones where both sides got something they wanted.His credo, applied to a potential U.S.-Russia deal, flags an...
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Head of UN's refugee agency: Safe zones in Syria won't work, Trump's plans to...
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The head of the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday that safezones would not work inside Syria for people fleeing the country's nearly six-year-old war.U.S. President Donald...
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Stripping the wood from doors to keep warm: No end in sight to Syria's savage...
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrians living in besieged towns are stripping their homes of doors, frames and other wood to burn for warmth as they endure yet another winter being blockaded in the civil war.In the...
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Russia wants to renew Syria peace talks at the UN
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Sunday that it supports the continuation of Syria peace talks under United Nations auspices, long-running negotiations which had been thrown into doubt by separate,...
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: The Syrian government carried out mass hangings and...
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian government has executed thousands of prisoners in mass hangings and carried out systematic torture at a military jail near Damascus, rights watchdog Amnesty International...
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Report: Syrian government killed 13,000, used systematic torture to crush...
The Syrian government executed up to 13,000 prisoners in mass hangings and carried out systematic torture at a military jail near Damascus, rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Tuesday.Amnesty...
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Syria rejects Amnesty International's report of mass hangings as 'totally...
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's justice ministry is rejecting an Amnesty International report of mass hangings of as many as 13,000 people in a prison near Damascus, calling the allegations "totally untrue" and...
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Sicknote ISIS soldiers — how militants refused to fight in Mosul because of...
ISIS documents found by Iraqi forces in Mosul show the terrorist group had troubles with foreign "problem" fighters, the Washington Post reports.The files show that some fighters simply refused to...
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'There will be a decision point': ISIS' 2 Middle East strongholds could be...
CAMP TAJI, Iraq (AP) — Forces fighting the Islamic State group should be able to retake the IS-held cities of Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria within the next six months, according to the top U.S....
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ISIS militants are faking illnesses to get out of fighting
There's a term US soldiers give to one of their own who tries to shirk duty by making constant medical appointments: Sick call commando.It looks like ISIS has the same problem.Documents seized last...
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US airstrikes killed 11 al Qaeda operatives in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US forces killed 11 al Qaeda operatives in two airstrikes near Idlib, Syria, this month, including a member with links to the late Osama bin Laden and other top leaders of the...
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Abandoned Dutch prisons are being used to house refugees — here's what...
Tens of thousands of refugees from all over the Middle East — including countries like Syria, Iraq, Morocco, and Libya — have found an unlikely haven in the Netherlands.Crime there has been declining...
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ISIS' capital city in Syria could be isolated 'by the spring'
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Western-backed Syrian forces should isolate Islamic State's de facto capital in Syria "by the spring" before an offensive on the city itself, British Defence Secretary Michael...
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Syria's brutal war is moving towards another round of peace talks
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria's main opposition body on Sunday approved a new delegation to take part in Geneva peace talks later this month, which include Russian-backed blocs that have been critical of the...
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New drone footage shows ISIS' destruction of treasured monuments in Syrian...
Moscow (AFP) - Russia's military on Monday released drone footage showing more destruction of treasured monuments by the Islamic State in Syria's Palmyra since jihadists recaptured the UNESCO World...
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The UN warns of 'looming catastrophe' in 4 besieged Syria towns
Damascus (AFP) - The top UN official in Damascus has warned of a "looming humanitarian catastrophe" in four besieged towns in Syria, calling for immediate access to deliver aid to some 60,000...
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The UN is warning of catastrophic dam failure in the battle for Syria
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations is warning of catastrophic flooding in Syria from the Tabqa dam, which is at risk from high water levels, deliberate sabotage by Islamic State (IS) and further...
View ArticleHere are 6 other times the US has barred immigrants
Over the past 200 years, successive American presidents have placed restrictions on the immigration of certain groups. Here are six occasions when laws have been passed to restrict some people from...
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