Ahead of truce, Assad vows to retake Syria from ‘terrorists’
By PHILIP ISSA Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed on Monday that his government would take back land from “terrorists” and rebuild the country in remarks made just hours before the…
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US, Russia seal Syria cease-fire, new military partnership
By BRADLEY KLAPPER and JAMEY KEATEN The United States and Russia working in lockstep against the Islamic State group and al-Qaida’s affiliate in Syria. A rejuvenated truce that will compel…
Trump supporters court Jewish settlers in the West Bank
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Republican activists are trying to “make America great again” — from inside a Jewish settlement deep in the West Bank. This week, supporters of Republican presidential candidate…
Russia: Israel, Palestinian leaders agree to meet for talks
By NATALIYA VASILYEVA Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that the Israeli and the Palestinian leaders have agreed “in principle” to meet in Moscow for talks in what the Russians…
Wave of bombings in Syria claimed by IS kill at least 48
By SARAH EL DEEB The Islamic State group launched a series of suicide bombings and other attacks across Syria on Monday, killing at least 48 people as it targeted government-held…
IS struggles to retain grip as it loses ground in Iraq
By BALINT SZLANKO As the Islamic State group loses ground in Iraq, the militants are showing strains in their rule over areas they still control, growing more brutal, killing deserters…
Young suicide bomber attacks Turkey wedding party; 51 dead
By CINAR KIPER An Islamic State group suicide bomber as young as 12 years old attacked an outdoor Kurdish wedding party in southeastern Turkey, killing at least 51 people and…
Haunting image of Syrian boy rescued from Aleppo rubble
By ZEINA KARAM and PHILIP ISSA Syrian opposition activists have released haunting footage showing a young boy rescued from a partially destroyed building in the aftermath of a devastating airstrike…