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Turkey aims to develop relations with Syria, Iraq - PM ASIA

Turkey aims to develop relations with Syria, Iraq - PM

Turkey aims to develop good relations with Syria and Iraq, and both countries need to be stable for counter-terrorism efforts to succeed, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Russian planes bomb IS outside Palmyra ASIA

Russian planes bomb IS outside Palmyra

Russia on Tuesday bombed targets linked to the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria near the historic city of Palmyra, killing "a great number" of personnel, the defence ministry said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bombing at market near Baghdad kills seven ASIA

Bombing at market near Baghdad kills seven

A suicide bombing at a market near Baghdad killed at least seven people on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series of deadly attacks in and around the capital.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US to send more troops to Iraq ahead of Mosul offensive ASIA

US to send more troops to Iraq ahead of Mosul offensive

The United States is stepping up its military campaign against Islamic State (IS) by sending hundreds more troops to assist Iraqi forces in an expected push on Mosul, the militants' largest stronghold, later this year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkey charges 7 more over Istanbul airport attack ASIA

Turkey charges 7 more over Istanbul airport attack

Turkish authorities have placed seven more suspects under arrest over the triple suicide bombings at Istanbul's main airport last month, bringing to 37 the number charged over the attack, media reports said on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS territory shrinks 12 percent since start of 2016: IHS ASIA

IS territory shrinks 12 percent since start of 2016: IHS

The Islamic State group lost 12 percent of the territory it holds in Iraq and Syria in the first half of 2016, according to an analysis by British think-tank IHS.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq army seizes key airbase from IS south of Mosul ASIA

Iraq army seizes key airbase from IS south of Mosul

Iraqi forces have captured a key airbase from the Islamic State group that can serve as a launchpad for retaking the jihadist-held city of Mosul, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Dhaka cafe attack survivor dies after 'torture' INTERNATIONAL

Dhaka cafe attack survivor dies after 'torture'

A Bangladeshi teenager who police say was a suspect in last week's deadly attack on a Dhaka cafe has died in custody, with his family insisting he was a hostage and alleging torture by security forces.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
15 civilians killed in strikes on Qaeda-held town in Syria ASIA

15 civilians killed in strikes on Qaeda-held town in Syria

A child was among at least 15 civilians killed in air strikes on an Al-Qaeda-held town in northwestern Syria on Friday, a monitoring group said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi PM sacks Baghdad security chief after deadly bombing ASIA

Iraqi PM sacks Baghdad security chief after deadly bombing

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sacked the head of the Baghdad security command and other officials after a bombing in the capital killed 292 people, his office said on Friday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Death toll from Baghdad blast rises to 292: minister ASIA

Death toll from Baghdad blast rises to 292: minister

A Baghdad bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed 292 people, the health minister said on Thursday, raising the toll of what was already one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Militant attack on Bangladesh Eid festival kills 3, wounds 14 INTERNATIONAL

Militant attack on Bangladesh Eid festival kills 3, wounds 14

Militants on Thursday attacked Bangladeshi police guarding the country's biggest festival marking the end of Ramadan, killing three people and wounding 14, days after Islamic State claimed a major attack in the capital.

4:45 AM November 25 2016