Russia, Turkey stage first joint air strikes against IS in Syria
Russia and Turkey on Wednesday staged their first joint air strikes against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria, the ...
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Pentagon chief announces 200 more US troops for Syria
Washington will send another 200 troops to Syria to help an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters seize the Islamic ...
US approves $7 bn in aircraft sales to Arab allies
The United States on Thursday approved a series of deals worth more than $7 billion to supply military helicopters, planes ...
Coalition not backing Turkish move on Al-Bab: US
The US-led international coalition battling to defeat the Islamic State group is not backing a drive by Turkish forces and ...
US using Apache helicopters in the battle for Mosul
The United States is using Apache helicopters in the battle to retake Iraq's second city of Mosul after more than ...
Iraq PM warns Turkey as Ankara deploys troops
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday warned Turkey against provoking a confrontation while saying he does not want war, ...
22 children killed in air raid on Syria school: UNICEF
Air strikes that hit a school in rebel-held Idlib province in northwest Syria killed 22 children and six teachers, the ...
Noose Tightening Around ISIL In Mosul, Carter Says
The contributions of coalition partners in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant are invaluable, Defense ...
Russia tells US-led coalition not to ‘drive terrorists’ from Iraq to Syria
Russia warned the US-led coalition Wednesday against driving jihadists from Iraq to Syria, in the offensive to recapture Mosul from ...
Putin in talks on Mosul with Turkish, Iraqi leaders: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with the leaders of Turkey and Iraq about battle for Mosul, where Iraqi ...
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