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OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HALTS PROGRAM TO TRAIN SYRIANS TO COMBAT ISIS
Anti-Assad insurgents say they have never heard of a group called the Syrian Arab Coalition, though they welcome the prospect of increased support... READ MORE›
SCORCHING 'HEAT DOME' OVER MIDDLE EAST SEES TEMPERATURES SOAR TO 165F IN IRAN
But some of the most affluent figures in the Middle East are blissfully unaware of the scorching heat, such as Saudia Arabia's King Salman... READ MORE›
BILLIONS FROM US FAIL TO SUSTAIN FOREIGN FORCES
But in 2012, battle-hardened Islamist fighters returned from combat in Libya to rout the military, including units trained by United States Special Forces... READ MORE›
OBAMA WEIGHS MOVING U.S. TROOPS CLOSER TO FRONT LINES IN SYRIA, IRAQ
The Islamic State depends on the sale of oil and electricity inside Syria to pay for its military operations... READ MORE›
ISIS DESTROYS MORE ARTIFACTS IN SYRIA AND IRAQ
But Thursday was the first time that the Islamic State said it had destroyed Palmyra statues... READ MORE›
OBAMA LOOKS AT ADDING BASES AND TROOPS IN IRAQ TO FIGHT ISIS
Obama would consider establishing a series of outposts where American advisers would work with Iraqi troops and local tribesmen... READ MORE›
A NEW WAVE OF MIGRANTS FLEES IRAQ YEARNING FOR EUROPE
To accommodate increased demand, Iraqi Airways recently added two new daily flights to Istanbul from Baghdad... READ MORE›
ISIS HELD US AID WORKER AS SEX SLAVE BEFORE DEATH
DOHUK Iraq Somewhere in territory controlled by the Islamic State Kayla Mueller an American aid worker was chained in a room with other female captives... READ MORE›
BRADFORD DAWOOD FAMILY 'SPLIT TO CROSS SYRIA BORDER'
Sisters Khadija Sugra and Zohra Dawood and their children went missing after travelling to Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
PENTAGON PLANS SHARP SCALEDOWN IN EFFORTS TO TRAIN SYRIAN REBELS
The Kurdish homeland includes parts of Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Iran... READ MORE›
MAP: THERE ARE 10 WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN IRAQ AND SYRIA. NINE ARE IN DANGER.
Islamic State group jihadists seized Syria's Palmyra on Thursday, as UNESCO warned that the destruction of the ancient city would be an enormous loss to humanity... READ MORE›
U.S.-TRAINED FIGHTERS IN SYRIA GAVE EQUIPMENT TO AL-QAEDA AFFILIATE
American-trained Syrian fighters gave at least a quarter of their U.S.-provided equipment to al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria early this week, the U.S... READ MORE›
ISLAMIC STATE FIGURES KILLED IN AIR STRIKE; BAGHDADI NOT BELIEVED AMONG THEM
Islamic State supporters said on Twitter that even if Baghdadi had been killed, his self-proclaimed caliphate straddling large areas of Iraq and Syria would survive... READ MORE›
US FORCES RESCUE IRAQI HOSTAGES FACING 'IMMINENT EXECUTION' BY ISIS
After more than a year of setbacks, Iraqi troops have in recent weeks begun to claw back losses in the centre of the country... READ MORE›
US AND IRAN BOTH CONFLICT AND CONVERGE
All applaud the deal as a victory for Iran and maintain that their hostility to the United States remains undiminished... READ MORE›
DEFENSE SECRETARY ASHTON CARTER MAKES UNANNOUNCED VISIT TO IRAQ
He plans to discuss the looming assault with Iraqi officials and with Americans involved in training the Iraqi Army... READ MORE›
ISLAMIC STATE IS RUBBING ITS HANDS WITH GLEE OVER THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS
The media have focused on the human tragedy of the tens or hundreds of thousands of people from areas under the bloodthirsty murderers of Isil... READ MORE›
FEW US-TRAINED SYRIANS FIGHT ISIS SENATORS ARE TOLD
In Syria, the effort to use local ground forces has yet to take off... READ MORE›
ISLAMIC STATE DESTROYS 2,000-YEAR-OLD ARCH OF TRIUMPH IN PALMYRA
The Syrian presidency issued a rare condemnation of the destruction, describing it as Isil's revenge against a pluralistic history that threatens the extremist group's grand project... READ MORE›
LACK OF FUNDS: WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME DROPS AID TO ONE-THIRD OF SYRIAN REFUGEES
Jordan hosts about 630,000 Syrian refugees, including more than half a million in communities and the rest in camps... READ MORE›
U.S. WEIGHS SPECIAL FORCES IN SYRIA, HELICOPTERS IN IRAQ
Forces with Iraqi troops to support the Islamic State fight if it improved chances of defeating the militants... READ MORE›
A CROSS TO BEAR: THE VANISHING CHRISTIANS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Rifugio Christians of the Middle East by Linda Dorigo and Andrea Milluzzi Schilt Publishing, 29.95, Amsterdam ... READ MORE›
IRAQI FORCES PLAN OFFENSIVE TO RETAKE RAMADI FROM ISIS
But the Islamic State's gains in Ramadi also led to a course correction on the American side... READ MORE›
HAVE US TACTICS ONLY HELPED TO MAKE ISLAMISTS MORE POWERFUL?
Isis, a year of the caliphate Have US tactics only helped to make Islamists more powerful?... READ MORE›
SYRIAN GIRLS 'SOLD' INTO FORCED MARRIAGES
Many of the young girls are sourced from refugee camps in Jordan that house more than 120 000 Syrian refugees... READ MORE›
WITH FIGHT AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ STALLED, U.S. LOOKS TO SYRIA FOR GAINS
With fight against the islamic state in iraq stalled u.s. looks to syria for gains... READ MORE›
U.S. STUMBLES TRYING TO BUILD SYRIAN GROUND FORCE
Overhaul of U.S. training program spotlights challenge of building ground force in Syria... READ MORE›
AMERICAN KILLED AS U.S., IRAQI COMMANDOS FREE DOZENS OF ISIL HOSTAGES
The hostages included 22 Iraqi Army soldiers and some former Islamic State fighters who had been declared spies... READ MORE›
IRAQI FORCES AND SHIITE MILITIAS RETAKE OIL REFINERY
Islamic State militants and Iraqi forces have been fighting for more than a year over Baiji, which has changed hands repeatedly... READ MORE›
WITH NUCLEAR DEAL DONE IRAN SETS OUT TO REASSURE WARY GULF ARABS
No country can solve regional problems without the help of others Mohammad Javad Zarif said at a news conference hosted by the Iranian embassy in Kuwait... READ MORE›