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Opposition says Syria truce about to collapse ASIA

Opposition says Syria truce about to collapse

The Russian air force and Syrian military are preparing a joint operation to take Aleppo from rebels...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syrian PM says Russia to back new Aleppo attack ASIA

Syrian PM says Russia to back new Aleppo attack

The Russian air force and Syrian military are preparing a joint operation to take Aleppo from rebels, the Syrian prime minister was quoted saying on Sunday, and an opposition official said a ceasefire was on the verge of collapse.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Air raids kill 24 IS fighters, 8 civilians in Syria's Raqqa INTERNATIONAL

Air raids kill 24 IS fighters, 8 civilians in Syria's Raqqa

At least 24 Islamic State group fighters and eight civilians were killed in air strikes Sunday on Syria's Raqqa, the de facto capital of IS, a monitor said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syrians return home to Palmyra after IS ousted ASIA

Syrians return home to Palmyra after IS ousted

Hundreds of displaced Syrian residents of Palmyra returned home Saturday to inspect their houses for the first time since the Russian-backed army captured it from the Islamic State group two weeks ago.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS agrees to free abducted Syrian cement workers ASIA

IS agrees to free abducted Syrian cement workers

Syrian mediators reached an agreement Friday for the release of some 300 cement workers kidnapped by the Islamic State group, a monitor said, but it was unclear exactly how many were freed.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Lebanon ex-minister jailed for 13 years on 'terror' charges ASIA

Lebanon ex-minister jailed for 13 years on 'terror' charges

A Lebanese military court sentenced former information minister Michel Samaha to 13 years in prison with hard labour for attempting to carry out "terrorist acts", a judicial source said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kerry urges Iran to help end wars in Yemen, Syria ASIA

Kerry urges Iran to help end wars in Yemen, Syria

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday urged Iran to help end the wars raging in Yemen and Syria, criticising the Islamic republic's "destabilising actions" in the Middle East.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Danish police arrest four alleged IS fighters, seize weapons INTERNATIONAL

Danish police arrest four alleged IS fighters, seize weapons

Copenhagen police said on Thursday they had detained four people on suspicion of joining the Islamic State group in Syria and seized weapons and ammunition in a search linked to the arrests.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
250 Syrians missing after IS attack east of Damascus ASIA

250 Syrians missing after IS attack east of Damascus

Around 250 Syrian civilians are feared kidnapped after an attack by the Islamic State jihadist group on a cement factory east of Damascus, residents told AFP on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Islamic State's oil revenues 'slashed' by air strikes: French experts ASIA

Islamic State's oil revenues 'slashed' by air strikes: French experts

Air strikes targeting oil facilities controlled by the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq have greatly eroded the jihadists' production capabilities and almost halted exports, French industry experts have told a parliamentary committee.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qaeda in Syria confirms death of spokesman ASIA

Qaeda in Syria confirms death of spokesman

Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate confirmed on Wednesday the death of its spokesman Abu Firas al-Suri in a US air strike earlier this week.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syrian army and allies launch attack south of Aleppo ASIA

Syrian army and allies launch attack south of Aleppo

The Syrian army and its allies launched a major attack on insurgents south of Aleppo, described as the fiercest government assault in the area since an agreement to ease the fighting came into effect in February.

4:45 AM November 25 2016