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Watchdog accuses Syria's Kurdish party of abuses

BEIRUT (AP) — An international rights group said Thursday that Kurdish authorities ruling three enclaves in northeastern Syria have committed abuses, including arbitrary arrests of political opponents, and have failed to address abductions and unresolved killings in areas under...

Iraqis, Saudis call shots in Raqa, ISIL's Syrian 'capital'

With Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters, flags and emblems everywhere, there is no mistaking who controls the north Syria city of Raqa. Fighters from ISIL, the jihadist group that is now spearheading an offensive in Iraq, already regard the city that is strategically...

Official: 150 Australians fighting in Syria, Iraq

Around 150 Australians have fought with radical militants in Syria and Iraq, raising fears of a terrorist threat to Australia if the fighters return home, the foreign minister said on Thursday. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said she had canceled a number...