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Week of renewed Aleppo strikes kills 141 in east, 16 in west

At least 141 civilians, including 18 children, have been killed in a week of renewed bombardment on the rebel-held eastern half of Aleppo which has devastated its hospitals, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Tuesday. The Britain-based pro-opposition group said it had documented...

Iraqi forces move to retake another Mosul neighborhood

Iraqi troops moved Tuesday to retake another neighborhood in the eastern sector of the northern city of Mosul but were facing stiff resistance from ISIS militants, according to a top Iraqi commander. Brig. Gen. Haider Fadel of the special forces told The Associated Press that ISIS fighters...

Turkey calls on US, allies to reconsider Syria no-fly zone

Turkey called on the United States and other nations Monday to rethink its proposal for a no-fly zone in northern Syria as the U.N. expressed deep concerns over the bombing of hospitals in rebel-held parts of Aleppo. Government forces pounded besieged rebel-held neighborhoods of the northern...

Islamic State facing 'imminent defeat' in Libya's Sirte

Libyan Forces are poised to retake the the city of Sirte from Islamic State group fighters after six months of fighting.  Remaining IS militants in the city are positioned in a small area measuring 0.4km in the Giza neighbourhood, US and Libyan officials say.  Losing Sirte will...