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Al-Waer: Regime bombs hospitals, shelters and schools

(Zaman al-Wasl)- Syrian regime for six consecutive days continues military escalation against civilians in al-Waer besieged neighborhood in Homs.  Regime checkpoints surrounding al-Waer targeted on Sunday civilian houses, public hospitals and shelter centers with Elephant rockets...

Over 100 killed as Indian train derails

An Indian express train derailed early Sunday, killing over 100 people in one of the country's worst rail disasters in years, police said, as emergency workers searched the mangled wreckage for survivors. Shocked passengers recounted being woken by a violent thud, and told of their desperate...

Iraqi forces push on against ISIS in eastern Mosul

A top Iraqi commander said on Sunday that troops were continuing to advance toward the center of Mosul, pushing back ISIS fighters, but hindered by sniper fire and suicide bombings as well as concern over the safety of civilians. Maj. Gen. Sami al-Aridi told The Associated Press that his...

For Syria rebels, Trump win adds to uncertain fate

 On the eve of Donald Trump's election victory, members of a Western-backed Syrian rebel group met U.S. officials to ask about the outlook for arms shipments they have received to fight President Bashar al-Assad. They were told the program would continue until the end of the year, but...