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Red Cross urges parties in Syria's Aleppo to spare civilians

The International Committee of the Red Cross is urging those fighting in Syria's Aleppo to do all they can to protect and spare civilian lives. The ICRC says in a statement on Tuesday that thousands of people with no part in the violence "have literally nowhere safe to run." The dramatic...

55 people killed in regime chemical attack in Hama

(Zaman Al Wasl)-At least 55 civilians, including women and children, have been killed in new chemical attack by Syrian forces on Aqarbat town in Hama province, monitor and residents said. Local council in Aqarbat said the regime warplanes have targeted the town and surrounding villages...

Obama lifts restrictions on arms supply to Syria groups

President Barack Obama has ordered for a waiver for restrictions on military aid to foreign forces and groups in Syria that are helping U.S. operations in that country, the White House said. “I hereby determine that the transaction, encompassing the provision of defense articles and...

Iraq prepares for new fight against post-Mosul ISIS

With ISIS's "caliphate" seemingly nearing its downfall in Iraq, the country's security agencies are preparing for a different fight against the militants, shifting away from ground offensives to a focus on intelligence work, surgical airstrikes and a higher level of cooperation with the West....