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U.S. accuses Syria of backing Islamic State's Aleppo advance

The United States has accused the Syrian military of carrying out air strikes to help Islamic State fighters advance around the northern city of Aleppo, messages posted on the U.S. Embassy Syria official Twitter feed said. Islamic State fighters pushed back rival insurgents north of Aleppo on...

Russia urges US to act in lockstep with Syria to crush ISIS

Russia Tuesday urged a U.S.-led coalition fighting against ISIS to coordinate their air raids with the Syrian government, warning that jihadis could go "very far" if not stopped. "It is absolutely clear to me it was a mistake - still is - not to coordinate the air strikes with the activities of...

Yemen tribesmen kill 18 Houthi fighters in ambush

Armed tribesmen killed 18 Houthi fighters in an ambush in Yemen's central province of Ibb Tuesday, residents said, in one of the deadliest ground attacks in over two months of war. The attack hit a convoy of militiamen and allied army troops in the town of Qaeda while they were en route to...

Arab air strikes pound Houthi strongholds across Yemen

Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes on Monday against Yemen's Houthi militia positions in the north, center and south of the country, residents said. Saudi planes and artillery bombed the Iran-allied group's northern stronghold province of Saada, which borders the...