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Idlib gains bring Syrian rebels closer to Assad's coastal homeland

Sunni Islamist groups have overrun Syrian army outposts and villages in the Idlib province, closing ...

Jun 06, 2015 08:40 PM EDT

Arab air strikes pound Yemen amid reports of progress toward talks

Political sources on Monday reported progress in efforts to convene a dialogue among Yemen's warring...

Jun 01, 2015 09:27 AM EDT

Egypt deploys scholars to teach moderate Islam, but skepticism abounds

In his battle against militant Islam, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is relying not just on...

May 31, 2015 05:36 AM EDT

Iraq Shi'ite militia take lead in campaign to reverse Islamic State gains

Iraq's Shi'ite paramilitaries said on Tuesday they had taken charge of the campaign to drive Islamic...

May 26, 2015 11:02 AM EDT

Iraqi forces regain ground from Islamic State east of Ramadi

Iraqi forces regained ground from Islamic State militants in western Iraq on Sunday, advancing towar...

May 24, 2015 06:15 AM EDT

Shi'ite militias advance on Islamic State insurgents near Iraq's Ramadi

Shi'ite Muslim militiamen and Iraqi army forces launched a counter-offensive against Islamic State i...

May 23, 2015 06:43 PM EDT

Islamic State takes control of Syria's Palmyra in westward advance

Islamic State seized full control of the historic city of Palmyra in central Syria on Thursday, just...

May 21, 2015 09:13 AM EDT

Iraqi forces say they defeat Islamist attack near Ramadi

Iraqi forces said they fought off an overnight attack by Islamic State militants near the city of Ra...

May 20, 2015 05:26 AM EDT

Islamic State tightens grip on captured Iraqi city

Islamic State fighters who overran Ramadi in a major defeat for the Iraqi government and its Western...

May 19, 2015 10:06 AM EDT

Hezbollah, Syrian army make big gains in border battle

Lebanon's Hezbollah and the Syrian army made big advances against insurgents in the region north of ...

May 13, 2015 09:19 AM EDT

U.S. military starts training Syrian fighters to combat Islamic State

The United States has begun a long-awaited program to train Syrian fighters to go into combat agains...

May 08, 2015 10:21 AM EDT

Yemeni Houthis call on U.N. to end Saudi strikes: statement

Yemeni Houthi rebels called on the United Nations on Saturday to seek an end to Saudi Arabian air st...

May 02, 2015 07:29 PM EDT

Man who fought in Syria detained in Bosnia over police killing

A Bosnian who fought in Syria was arrested on Tuesday in connection with an assault on a police stat...

Apr 28, 2015 10:49 AM EDT

Insurgents seize large parts of Syria's Jisr al-Shughour: monitor

Islamist insurgents including al-Qaeda's wing in Syria Nusra Front on Saturday captured large parts ...

Apr 25, 2015 06:30 AM EDT

Yemen's Houthi fighters have tough record in ground war

It's a nightly exercise in futility: Yemen's Houthis fire rifles at Saudi F-15 jets thundering overh...

Apr 21, 2015 05:58 AM EDT

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