Obama rules out sending troops as cleric calls Iraqis to arms
Washington spent billions of dollars training and equipping Iraqi security forces before…
Syria prisoner releases begin after amnesty: Lawyer
The releases came a day after Syrian state television reported that Assad…
South Sudan rivals are warmongers, mediators say
The comments came just hours before Kiir and Machar were set to…
Suspected jihadists seize Iraq’s Nineveh province
Military units first withdrew from the city’s east, heading to its west,…
Checkpoint blasts kill 15 in northern Iraq: official
AFP - A roadside bomb followed by a suicide bomber detonating an…
Court rules election of Libya PM Miitig unconstitutional
Outgoing prime minister Abdullah Al-Thani had refused to recognise Miitig’s government, saying…
In Syria’s ‘Berry Place,’ residents dodge bullets
The area is an island in the eastern district of Jobar, where…
Israel backs law to block Palestinian prisoner releases
The amendment would give the courts power to prevent Israel's president from…
Bomb attacks on Kurd party kill 17 in latest Iraq unrest
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, though suicide bombings are a…
Jihadists seize hostages at campus in Iraq’s Ramadi
The attack came a day after violence, including heavy fighting between militants…