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A motorist passes by a flag of the Islamic State group in central Rawah, northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, July 22 2014. Photo: BSS/AP
Middle East

Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria

Nearly three years after the group lost its final enclave, Islamic State fighters are re-emerging as a deadly threat, aided by the lack of central control in many areas

Fighting has continued in Hasaka since Thursday. Photo :AFP
Middle East

Syrian Kurdish forces tighten siege after Islamic State prison break

Ruins shelter Syria’s displaced children
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Ruins shelter Syria’s displaced children

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World+Biz

Explosions heard inside US base in eastern Homs near Iraqi border

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin attends a NATO Defence Ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 21, 2021. Photo :Reuters
USA

Pentagon chief orders review of 2019 Syria strike

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer and crew, being deployed to launch strike as part of the multinational response to Syria's use of chemical weapons, is seen in this image released from Al Udeid Air Base, Doha, Qatar on April 14, 2018. U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS.
World+Biz

US military hid airstrikes that killed dozens of civilians in Syria -NYT

Syrian refugee puppet ‘Little Amal’ completes journey in England
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Syrian refugee puppet ‘Little Amal’ completes journey in England

The Centre had approved ICMR's request to study delivery of Covid vaccines through drones in April this year. Photo : Hindustan Times
USA

US says it killed senior al Qaeda leader in Syria with drone strike

A road sign that shows the direction to the Syrian city of Palmyra is pictured on the edge of the city, in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 2, 2017, Syria. SANA/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

Pro-Iran militias warn of forceful response after Israeli strike on Syria's Palmyra

Members of Syrian Democratic Forces transport a suicide car bomb used by the Islamic State militants in Raqqa, Syria October 1, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
Middle East

Kurds say United States agreed to stay in Syria

Intensive care beds have filled up at hospitals across the fractured nation this month because of a Covid-19 surge, piling pressure on health systems shattered by conflict and amid slow vaccination campaigns
Coronavirus chronicle

Syrians face common enemy across frontlines: surging Covid-19

A truck drives at Jaber border crossing with Syria, near Mafraq, Jordan, September 29, 2021.REUTERS/Alaa Al Sukhni
Middle East

Jordan fully reopens main crossing with Syria

Planes that belong to the Royal Jordanian Airlines and other companies are parked at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan February 23, 2020. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
Middle East

Jordan's state carrier to resume flights to Syria for first time in decade