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(CNN) 2017 will mark the sixth anniversary of the Syrian conflict — a war that has left nearly half a million dead and forced millions of others from their homes. The new year brought a ceasefire brokered by Russia, Iran and Turkey. But the ceasefire is serving as cover for […]
US and Polish troops participate in an official welcome event for the US army in Zagan, Poland, on January 14. Speaking after the Polish leader, Paul Jones, the US ambassador to Poland, said the troops arriving in Poland were „America’s most capable force,” embodying an „iron-clad commitment” to defend NATO […]
(REUTERS )Rescuers saved around 750 migrants from rubber and wooden boats in the central Mediterranean but recovered five dead bodies during the operations, the Italian coastguard said on Saturday. Coastguard and naval ships as well as privately owned fishing and merchant vessels rescued the people from six boats in the […]
Iraqi special forces drove back Islamic State militants in the strategic Mosul University campus on Saturday while elite police units took over large areas along the Tigris river, military officials said. (REUTERS ) The head of Iraq’s Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) said security forces were close to recapturing the entire […]
