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Syrian rebels set to lose more Aleppo districts

 (Zaman AlWasl)- Another key district of eastern Aleppo has effectively fallen to advancing Syrian regime forces, a rebel official said Monday, as the army and allied militia pressed an assault against the opposition-held enclave. "Karm al-Jabal and al-Shaar are considered...

In Aleppo, dreaming of home but finding only rubble

Kafa Jawish hadn't slept in days, daydreaming of seeing her home in east Aleppo for the first time in four years, but when she arrived she found little more than rubble. The 36-year-old was among hundreds of Syrians returning to east Aleppo in recent days after the army recaptured large...

Recapture of Mosul 'possible' before next U.S. administration

While the fight to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State is going to be difficult, it is "possible" it could be complete before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday. Some 100,000 Iraqi government troops, Kurdish security...

Raids kill dozens in Syria's Idlib, UN to vote on cease-fire

Suspected Russian airstrikes have killed at least 46 people in opposition-held parts of Syria, activists said, as the U.N. Security Council prepares to vote Monday on a resolution demanding a temporary cease-fire in Aleppo. Syria's government is waging a fierce offensive to recapture all of...