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Jordan boosts border forces amid ISIS threat from Iraq, Syria

Jordan is deploying more forces to face a growing threat to its borders, as ISIS extremists in neighboring Iraq and Syria are being dislodged from some strongholds, the commander of the kingdom's border guards said Thursday. ISIS, which seized large parts of Iraq and Syria in 2014, is under...

France files case against cement maker over Syria factory

The French government has filed a legal complaint against cement maker Lafarge for buying oil in Syria to power a factory there in violation of sanctions, sources close to the case told AFP Thursday. Lafarge is suspected of sourcing oil locally to operate the Jalabiya cement factory in...

Islamic State Steps Up Oil and Gas Sales to Assad Regime

(The Wall Street Journal)- Islamic State has ramped up sales of oil and gas to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, U.S. and European officials said, providing vital fuel to the government in return for desperately needed cash. The regime’s purchases are helping sustain Islamic...

US reviewing invitation to Syria talks in Kazakhstan

The United States is reviewing an invitation to attend upcoming talks on the Syria conflict in the Kazakh capital, Astana, later this month, a State Department official said Thursday. "We did get an invitation, and it's under review," the official told Reuters after Russian Foreign Minister...