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Sixty-four civilians killed in air strikes in Iraq, Syria

Sixty-four civilians were killed and eight injured in 24 U.S. air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria between Nov. 20, 2015, and Sept. 10, 2016, the U.S. military said in a statement on Wednesday. "In each of the cases released today, the assessment determined that...

Yemen army says operation kills 30 Al-Qaeda suspects

An elite Yemeni force backed by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes killed 30 suspected Al-Qaeda fighters in the southeast of the country in a 24-hour operation that ended Wednesday, the army said. The force raided an Al-Qaeda hideout west of the port city of Mukalla Tuesday in a "very...

Israel targets Syrian position after rocket hits Golan

Israeli forces attacked a Syrian military position Wednesday, hours after a rocket from Syria hit the Israeli-held Golan Heights, the army said. "In response to the projectile which hit Israel earlier today, the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) targeted an artillery position of the Syrian regime...

Iraqi Kurds seize ISIS-held town near Mosul

Iraqi Kurdish forces have seized the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from ISIS, an official said Tuesday, as U.S.-backed militia forces advanced on the extremists' Syrian stronghold Raqqa. Capturing Bashiqa would be a final step in securing the eastern approaches to Mosul, three weeks into an...