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Syrian rebels thwart regime army attack west of Aleppo

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels on Friday thwarted major attack carried out by regime forces in the western countryside of Aleppo, local reporter said. The regime army backed by Shiite militias launched an offensive to take villages of Jabal Shwaihna, Jabal Maara and Rashdin al-Shamaliya west...

US steps up in Somalia as al-Shabab proves a stubborn foe

With frequent suicide bombings and assaults on Somalia's hotels and military targets, the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab has proved more resilient than expected, leading President Donald Trump's administration to pursue wider military involvement here as current strategies, including drone...

Rival groups race for control of Syria's Raqqa

A major battle to liberate ISIS' stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria is looming, with U.S. officials looking to build on momentum from victories on the battlefields of Mosul in Iraq. The Pentagon has drawn up a secret plan to do that, likely leaning on local allies with stepped-up American...