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Iraq keeps eye on Kurd-jihadist battle in Syria

 As the latest jihadist-Kurdish military showdown eases in northeast Syria, Baghdad is keeping a close watch on a battle which threatens even greater instability in Iraq. Kurdish forces and Al-Qaeda-linked groups have for weeks fought over territory, with the Kurds taking over a...

HRW: Widespread Use of Incendiary Weapons in Syria

  Syria  should immediately stop using incendiary weapons, Human Rights Watch said today in a  report  which documents at least 56 attacks using the weapons since November 2012. Human Rights Watch will present its concerns at the annual meeting of the Convention on...