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50,000 stranded on Jordan-Syria border: UN
The United Nations (UN) says roughly 50,000 Syrians are stranded on Syria’s border with Jordan, expressing concern about their situation.
The refugees reportedly comprise an estimated 4,000 people at the Hadalat border crossing and…
15 Palestinian patients die after Israel blocks exit from Gaza: Rights group
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At least 15 terminally ill Palestinian patients have died since the beginning of the year after Israel denied them permits to travel out of the besieged Gaza Strip for treatment, says a human rights group.
The al-Mezan…
US-led airstrikes blocks evacuation of terrorists from Lebanon border
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US-led warplanes have struck a road being used by a convoy of Daesh terrorists and their families to reach eastern Syria in an apparent attempt to torpedo an agreement between Lebanon and the militant group aimed at cleansing…
Nasrallah dismisses Iraq’s criticism on militant evacuations
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The secretary general of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, has dismissed claims that Hezbollah and the Lebanese government were exposing Iraq to greater security risks by evacuating hundreds…
Trump urges Salman to find solution to standoff with Qatar
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US President Donald Trump has called on Saudi King Salman and “all the parties in the Qatar dispute” to find a diplomatic solution to the regional standoff, according to the White House.
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and…
Iraq, Jordan reopen border-crossing that was closed for over three years
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Jordan and Iraq on Wednesday reopened their only border crossing, saying security had been restored three years after the "Daesh", backed by Saudi Arabia, group seized control of frontier areas.
In a joint…
Syrian residents return to border cities
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The Syrians are returning to the country’s southern city of Zabadani based not far from Damascus and the Lebanese border, due to the establishment of the ceasefire and de-escalation zones in the region, the city’s mayor…
Iraqi Forces Freed Tal Afar in only 8 Days
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Up to 2,000 ISIS fighters were defending Tal Afar against 50,000 Iraqi forces.
ISIS’ chief remaining stronghold in Tal Afar, northwest Iraq, was almost entirely recaptured by the Iraqi forces.
Iraqi military said…
Iraqi Army Starts Operation to Retake Villages outside Tal Afar
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Iraqi forces started an operation to wrestle control of the village of al-Qasseb Ziraee in rural Tal Afar, northwest Iraq, on Monday.
The Iraqi Army retook the centre of Tal Afar following a week-long operation…
Iraqi Airpower Burns 180 “Daesh” Militants, 60 Vehicles Escaping Tal Afar
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The Iraqi Air Force attacking "Daesh" troop and vehicle columns that, two days ago, were in full retreat from the strategic city of Tal Afar in Nineveh Governorate.
The Iraqi Army used guided missiles against "Daesh"…