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Russia to use Middle East volunteer fighters against Ukraine: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the green light on Friday for up to 16,000 volunteers… Read More

Disease fighters to mark partial victory in polio eradication battle

Global health officials will on Thursday announce a partial victory in the decades-long fight to… Read More

26 Syria govt troops, 9 Russia fighters killed in IS attack: monitor

DAMASCUS: At least 26 Syrian regime forces and nine Russian fighters were killed in an… Read More

India says it has confirmed 39 Indians missing in Iraq since 2014 are dead

NEW DELHI: India said on Tuesday that 39 Indians, who were believed to have been… Read More

US-backed fighters enter IS-held airport in Syria: spokesman

DAMASCUS: Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces, a US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance on Sunday entered a… Read More

Turkey-backed rebels kill 68 Islamic State fighters near Syria’s al-Bab: military

AL-BAB: Syrian rebels backed by Turkish warplanes killed 68 Islamic State militants in northern Syria… Read More

Islamic State drone kills Kurdish fighters, hurts French troops

WASHINGTON: A remote-controlled jihadist hobby plane rigged with hidden explosives killed two Kurdish fighters and… Read More

At least 70 killed in north of Syria’s Aleppo: monitor

BEIRUT: At least 70 regime and rebel fighters have been killed in 24 hours in… Read More

Rebels seize Syria town from fighters loyal to Islamic State: rebels, monitor

DAMASCUS: Rebels seized a town in southern Syria from groups loyal to Islamic State just… Read More

ISIS forced to cut fighters’ pay 50 percent because of airstrikes, says Glaser

LONDON: The Islamic State (IS) militant group has been forced to cut pay to its… Read More

Scientists urge world to stop killer robots

DAVOS: The world must act quickly to avert a future in which autonomous robots with… Read More

Islamic State abducts over 400 in east Syria after deadly assault

BEIRUT: Militants from the Islamic State group have abducted more than 400 Syrian civilians after… Read More

Blasts in Syria’s Homs kill 32, wound 90 – monitoring group

HOMS: At least 32 people were killed and 90 wounded in two bomb explosions in… Read More

Christian female fighters take on IS in Syria

HASAKEH, SYRIA: Babylonia has no regrets about leaving behind her two children and her job as… Read More

Thirty Yemeni fighters killed by friendly fire from Saudi-led strikes

SANAA: Saudi-led coalition jets targeting Houthi militiamen in Yemen killed 30 fighters loyal to Yemeni… Read More

More than 40 Islamic State fighters die after consuming poisonous Iftar

MOSUL, IRAQ: More than 40 Islamic State fighters died after consuming Iftar in Iraq's city… Read More

Syria mosque blast kills 25 Al-Nusra fighters: monitor

BEIRUT, LEBANON: An explosion in a mosque in northern Syria killed 25 members of Al-Qaeda's… Read More

Syrian rebels execute 18 Islamic State fighters

BEIRUT, LEBANON: A Syrian rebel group operating around Damascus has executed 18 alleged members of… Read More

Obama warns Iran fighters in Iraq must respect its sovereignty

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that its fighters must respect Iraq's… Read More

Yemeni Houthi fighters in tanks reach central Aden

ADEN: Houthi fighters and their army allies advanced in a column of tanks on Wednesday… Read More