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ISIS claims presence in another Iraqi city

About 150 militants belonging to the radical Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have stormed another Iraqi city in an attempt to further consolidate their hold of parts of the country, Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported Thursday. Using heavy machinery, ISIS militants...

Hollande: 30 French nationals killed in Syria

  (Al Arabiya News)- French President François Hollande on Thursday said more than 30 French nationals who went to fight in Syria have been killed, AFP reported. During an address to the G7 summit in Brussels, Hollande called for increased cooperation and...

As civil war rages, Syrians vote for president

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Against a backdrop of civil war, tens of thousands of Syrians voted in government-controlled cities and towns Tuesday to give President Bashar Assad a new seven-year mandate, with some even marking the ballots with their own blood. The carefully...

Obama Syria policy under fire from his former envoy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama’s former ambassador to Damascus harshly criticized the White House Syria policy on Tuesday, saying Washington should have done more earlier to arm moderate rebel factions. Robert Ford said in an interview with the PBS...