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Iraq attacks kill 12 as soldiers ambush militants

AFP- Attacks in Iraq left 12 people dead Tuesday while security forces…

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UN warns of drought crisis in Syria

Byrs said it was not clear how many more people would end…

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ISIL jihadists open new front in Baghdad push

Group inspired by Al-Qaeda

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Election posters adorn Baghdad as campaigning begins

Posters went up around Baghdad and across the country as candidates vie…

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More than 150,000 killed in Syria conflict: NGO

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had documented the deaths…

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Syria rebels lick their wounds in Lebanon border town

Arsal too has suffered violence, including Syrian air strikes, incidents pitting Lebanon’s…

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Two Spanish journalists freed in Syria: colleagues

El Mundo correspondent Javier Espinosa, 49, and freelance photographer Ricardo Garcia Vilanova,…

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Netanyahu slams UN rights council’s censure of Israel

The motions on the Palestinians were carried by 46 votes to one,…

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Two Spanish journalists freed in Syria: press

AFP - Two Spanish journalists taken hostage by an Al-Qaeda-linked group last year…

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Arab summit kicks off with calls to arm Syria rebels

The head of the Syrian National Coalition, Ahmed Jarba, repeated calls on…

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