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The Winners and Losers in Geneva

By Abdullah Ghadawi (Zaman Al Wasl)- Members of the opposition's negotiating committee disagree among themselves about how to evaluate the results of the fourth round of the Geneva Peace Talks. The disparity in their positions appeared clearly as some consider the talks resembled those that...

Two children killed in suspected US strike

Two children, aged 10 and 12, were killed in a suspected U.S. airstrike targeting al-Qaeda in central Yemen, a provincial official said Tuesday. The children had been tending a herd of goats on a mountain outside the village of Yakla, in Baida province, when the strike hit Sunday, the...

Iraq forces retake government HQ in Mosul

Iraqi forces retook the provincial government headquarters and a second bridgehead on the River Tigris in west Mosul on Tuesday, the third day of a new drive against the Islamic State group. The operation to retake west Mosul -- IS's largest remaining urban stronghold -- was launched on...

How Islamic State trained death squads under Mosul

(Middle East Eye)- Illuminated by thin beams of light from soldiers' head torches and mobile phones, the climbing apparatus throws eerie shadows across the walls of the disused railway tunnel. For almost three years, the high-roofed tunnel served as the Islamic State's training camp for its...