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The Pentagon Could Send Conventional Military Forces into Syria
Could "boots on the ground" be the next step for the U.S. in Syria?…
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Amid Syrian attacks, medical agency pleads for Aleppo access
BEIRUT (AP) — An international medical aid agency pleaded on Monday for access to treat the wounded in the eastern, rebel-held part…
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Trump disagrees with running mate over military force in Syria
(CNSNews.com) – Donald Trump, facing the biggest test of his presidential campaign on Sunday night, contradicted his running mate over arguably the…
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Weld downplays Johnson’s Aleppo gaffe, plays up libertarian-style Republicanism
BOSTON — Libertarian Party vice presidential candidate and former two-term Gov. William Weld addressed Emerson College students Thursday at an engagement open…
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Syria’s continuing humanitarian disaster seen in child’s face
(CNSNews.com) – As the United States, Russia and the rest of the international community continue their Syrian ceasefire discussions, the slaughter of…
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Is the U.S. military strategy doing more harm or good in the Middle East?
Editor's note: This article is part of our collaboration with Point Taken, a new program from WGBH that will next…
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Kerry: We will meet Obama’s goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees
(CNSNews.com) – The Obama administration will meet its target of settling 10,000 Syrian refugees in the United States by the time…
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Trump’s new Obama claims push into uncharted territory
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's latest accusation against President Barack Obama — that he's putting U.S. enemies ahead of…
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Obama widens US Afghan role during final months in office
WASHINGTON (AP) — Far from ending the two wars he inherited from the Bush administration, Barack Obama is wrestling with an expanded set…
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State Dept. expects Syrian refugees to U.S. to ‘increase exponentially’
(CNSNews.com) – The State Department is committed to meeting President Obama's goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees into the…
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Iran rejects US as ally as US names it lead terrorism sponsor
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top leader on Friday ruled out any formal cooperation with America against the Islamic State, their…
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Alleged Islamic State sympathizer faces terror charge in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man twice turned back from entering the U.K. because of his suspicious appearance faces charges…
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US grapples with renewed show of force by IS in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is grappling with a renewed show of force by Islamic State militants as they advanced again toward…
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Islamic State oil revenue cut in half, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Air strikes, a drop in the price of oil, and counter-smuggling efforts by neighboring countries have combined to cut…
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EU leaders extend border controls; Merkel warns against ‘nationalism’
(CNSNews.com) – Amid growing sentiment against open borders, European Union leaders are meeting in Rome to discuss the future of Europe'…
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Islamic State fight ‘far from over,’ Carter says
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — The combat death of an American Navy SEAL in Iraq shows that despite recent gains against the Islamic State…
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Victims of Islamic State horrors appeal for intervention
NEW YORK – The Rev. Douglas Al-Bazi, a Chaldean Catholic Church parish priest from Erbil, Iraq, took the podium at the United…
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Islamic State fire kills US Navy SEAL in combat in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S Navy SEAL was killed Tuesday by fire from the Islamic State group outside the IS-held city…
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Trump: ‘Every move we made in the Middle East was wrong’
(CNSNews.com) — "Every move we made in the Middle East was wrong," Republican Donald Trump told "Fox News Sunday.…
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Iran state TV airs video encouraging children to fight in Syria
(CNSNews.com) – In its efforts to prop up its ally in Damascus, the Iranian regime has deployed its own military advisers, Islamic…
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Pope laments recent violence in Syria, renews call for dialogue
Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News) — Pope Francis on Sunday decried the resurgence of violence in Syria in recent days, especially in Aleppo,…
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Airstrikes, shelling kill at least 60 in Syria’s Aleppo
BEIRUT (AP) — A wave of airstrikes and shelling killed more than 60 people in less than 24 hours in the northern Syrian…
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ISIS advances against rebels in north Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Militants from the Islamic State group seized five villages from Syrian rebels close to the Turkish border Wednesday, further weakening…
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Obama boosts Islamic State fight, asks Europe to do more
HANNOVER, Germany (AP) — Evoking history and appealing for solidarity, President Barack Obama on Monday cast his decision to send 250 more troops…
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Obama adds 250 troops to fight against Islamic State in Syria
AERZEN, Germany (AP) — President Barack Obama declared he is sending 250 more military personnel to Syria to help local forces fighting the…
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High Court clears claims against Iran over ’83 Beirut bombing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for families of victims of the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut…
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Syria’s Palmyra arch, destroyed by ISIS, recreated in London
LONDON (AP) — A 2,000-year-old triumphal arch destroyed by the Islamic State group in Syria has risen again — in replica…
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Senior Al-Qaeda leader killed in Syria drone strike
BEIRUT (AP) — A senior Egyptian al-Qaeda figure fighting in Syria was killed in a U.S. drone strike this week, the…
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Kerry, in Bahrain, mentions possibility of ‘new arrangement’ with Iran
(CNSNews.com) – Secretary of State John Kerry appealed to Iran on Thursday to work constructively to help end the conflicts in Syria…
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Syria: 150 mines removed so far in Palmyra’s ancient site
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian antiquities official says demining experts have so far removed 150 bombs planted by the Islamic State group…
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Syrian forces recapture ancient city of Palmyra from ISIS
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra on Sunday, scoring an important victory over Islamic State fighters…
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Obama will be asked to beef up U.S. military in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Friday it was moving to increase the number of American forces in Iraq and announced that U.…
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Belgian officials acknowledge ignoring warning signs
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's prime minister refused to accept the resignations of his justice and interior ministers Thursday despite increasing evidence…
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Moulton raises a storm with Trump, Hitler comments
BOSTON – Seth Moulton, the first-term congressman from the North Shore, dropped a bombshell Wednesday, comparing Donald Trump's rise to…
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Islamic State prepped 400 fighters to attack Europe
PARIS (AP) — The Islamic State terrorist group has trained at least 400 operatives to target Europe in deadly attacks, deploying interlocking cells…
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French woman escapes ISIS to tell about its horrors
PARIS, FRANCE – Sophie Kasiki, one of the few Western women to have seen the Islamic State group's harsh "caliphate&…
