Islamic State Raises Flag Over Citadel in Syria’s Palmyra, Supporters Say
Beirut. Islamic State fighters have raised their flag over an ancient citadel in Syria’s historic city of Palmyra, pictures posted online overnight by the group’s supporters showed. The militants...
View ArticleIslamic State Faces Battle in Iraq, Bombs in Syria
Baghdad/Beirut. Islamic State poured more fighters into Ramadi as security forces and Shiite paramilitaries prepared to retake the Iraqi city that fell to the Islamists a week ago in a major setback...
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Indonesian Aid Workers Released After Questioning in Turkey
A banner in Gianyar, Bali, warning people for the Islamic State ideology, in early May. (Antara Photo/Fikri Yusuf) Jakarta. Suspecting a possible desire to join the Islamic State movement, Turkish...
View ArticleSyrian Rebels Seize Parts of Air Base in South
Beirut. Syrian rebels on Thursday captured parts of a military airport in southern Syria, adding to President Bashar al Assad’s recent setbacks after it seized a major base this week, a group...
View ArticleBritish Police Hunt for Family of 12 Suspected of Travelling to Syria
London. British police said on Tuesday they were hunting for three sisters and their nine children whose family fear they may have traveled to Syria to join a relative believed to be involved in the...
View ArticleTurkey Sees Signs of Ethnic Cleansing in North Syria: Deputy PM
Istanbul. Turkey sees signs of ethnic cleansing by both Kurdish and Islamic militant groups as they fight for control of parts of northern Syria, Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said late on Monday....
View ArticleIslamic State Attacks Syrian Government and Kurds in Twin Assault
Beirut. Islamic State fighters launched simultaneous attacks against the Syrian government and Kurdish militia overnight, moving back onto the offensive after losing ground in recent days to...
View ArticleChild Labor on the Rise Among Syrian Children as Crisis Spirals
New York. The number of Syrian children being forced to work keeps growing as the conflict drags on, with those as young as six reportedly working in Lebanon, two aid agencies warned on Thursday....
View ArticleTurkish Army Detains Almost 800 Trying to Cross Illegally From Syria
Istanbul. Turkey’s army said on Tuesday it had detained almost 800 people trying to cross illegally from Syria, including three suspected Islamic State militants, after bolstering security in border...
View ArticleTurkey Warns Next Wave of Syrian Refugees May End Up in Europe
Istanbul. Turkey would struggle to cope with a new influx of refugees from Syria’s civil war, and many of them would likely end up trying to get into Europe, Turkey’s EU Affairs minister warned in...
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