Blinken announces $150M in aid for Syria, Iraq at Saudi conference on combatting Islamic State group
WTVO - WQRF Rockford· 34 minutes agoDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that the U.S....
US, Saudi urge Western nations to repatriate IS jihadists
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoRiyadh and Washington urged Western governments Thursday to repatriate citizens who joined the...
Iran plans to escalate attacks against U.S. troops in Syria with Russian backing, documents show
Anchorage Daily News· 7 days agoIran is arming militants in Syria for a new phase of lethal attacks against U.S. troops in the...
Leaked documents show Iran planning new phase of attacks against US troops in Syria: report
The Hill via AOL· 7 days agoNewly revealed leaked documents reveal Iran could be readying for new attacks against U.S. troops in...
Restoration lags for Syria's famed Roman ruins at Palmyra and other war-battered historic sites
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAt the height of the Islamic State group's rampage across Syria, the world watched in horror as the...
Blowing up Ukraine’s dam is a war crime — with a long history
Al Jazeera· 2 hours agoUkraine has insisted that Russia exploded the Nova Kakhovka dam earlier this week in a part of...
Sufi singer faces death for blasphemy | Terry Mattingly
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 42 minutes agoThese tensions were noted in an urgent April 20 resolution by the European Parliament, which ...
Iran Stepping Up Plans to Kill American Soldiers in Syria: WaPo
The Daily Beast· 7 days agoIntel leaks reportedly suggest militants are being trained to use a new weapon for the attacks.
Palestinian militant group in Syria holds funeral for 5 killed in mysterious blast
Associated Press· 7 days agoA Syria-backed Palestinian militant group Thursday held a funeral for five fighters who died in a blast under mysterious circumstances. The group has repeatedly claimed Israel ...
Bomb explodes in Afghanistan during a memorial ceremony for a Taliban official
Dayton Daily News· 35 minutes agoA bomb exploded Thursday in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province during a memorial ceremony for a deputy governor who was killed in another blast two days earlier, a Taliban official ...