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US-backed Syrian opposition militia changes name amid reforms

The US-backed opposition militia formerly known as "Maghawir al-Thawra" changed its name to "the Free Syrian Army" on Tuesday as part of a series of recent changes to the faction’s leadership and priorities. The Free Syrian Army is responsible for the 55-kilometer de-militarised zone on...

Children starve as Yemen teeters on a return to fighting

HAYS, Yemen (AP) — An emaciated little girl lies motionless on a hospital bed and struggles to breathe. Her body is covered with sores. She can barely open her eyes. Hafsa Ahmed is about 2. About a dozen other children in the red-brick hospital in this southern Yemeni city are also dying...

Canadian gets 20 years for recruiting Islamic State fighters

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Canadian national who lived in Southern California was sentenced to 20 years in U.S. prison on Monday for helping at least a half-dozen Canadians and Americans join the Islamic State group in Syria in 2013 and 2014 — including the first known American to die fighting for...