11 Turkish troops killed in deadliest day of Kurdish offensive
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- Eleven Turkish soldiers were killed on Saturday, including two military personnel when a helicopter was downed, in the…
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Middle East
Israel targets ‘Iranian’ positions in Syria after F16 downed
by Jonah Mandel © Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel attacked what it said were Iranian positions inside Syria on Saturday…
7 years ago
‘Large-scale’ Israeli raids hit Iranian targets in Syria
by Jonah Mandel © Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israel struck a dozen Syrian and Iranian targets inside Syria on Saturday…
7 years ago
In Iraq, death-row jihadists ‘confess’ on prime-time TV
by Sammy Ketz Agence France-Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Every Friday in Iraq, a gripping show on state television beams…
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Syria raids kill nearly 30, as war of words escalates over chlorine use
by Abdulmonam Eassa Agence France-Presse ARBIN, Syria - Regime bombardment killed nearly 30 people in a rebel enclave near Damascus on Monday, as…
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Israeli president visits Greek site of future Holocaust museum
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AFP) -- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday announced the northern port city of Thessaloniki is to…
7 years ago
Egypt opposition urges boycott of presidential election
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Opposition parties and figures in Egypt called Tuesday for a boycott of the March presidential election in which…
7 years ago
Erdogan vows no let-up in Syria campaign as US tensions rise
by Fulya Ozerkan with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara © Agence France-Presse ANTAKYA, Turkey (AFP) -- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday vowed…
7 years ago
Kuwait protests after Saudi ‘insults’ minister
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- Kuwait on Wednesday protested to Saudi Arabia over derogatory remarks made by a senior adviser to the Saudi…
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Turkey steps up assault on Kurdish militia in Syria
by Diyar Mustefa and Bulent Kilic in Hassa Agence France-Presse AFRIN, Syria - Turkey on Monday intensified its offensive against Kurdish militia targets…
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