Middle East

Turkish Strikes Kill Three Kurds in Iraq: Mayor

Turkish bombardment killed three Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq, a local official said Friday, as Baghdad seeks to rally support to end Ankara's offensive on its soil.

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Jihadists Detain American In NW Syria: Monitor

An American self-described journalist accused of having ties to jihadists has been detained by Al-Qaeda-linked hardliners in northwest Syria.

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Iraq Seeks Arab Help to Push Turkish Troops Out

Iraq has urged its Arab allies to help persuade Turkey to withdraw its troops from Iraqi territory, where they have been raiding Kurdish militant positions, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

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Iran’s Rouhani Hopeful US Arms Embargo Push Will Fail

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani expressed "great hopes" Wednesday that a US bid to extend an arms embargo on his country will fail, warning of consequences if the UN Security Council backs it.

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Israel Strikes Hamas Positions in Gaza Over Fire Balloons

The Israeli military said it carried out overnight strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip after incendiary balloons were launched across the border from the Palestinian enclave.

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Iraq Fumes Against Turkey Over Drone Strike That Killed Two Iraqi Officers

Iraq canceled a ministerial visit and summoned Turkey's ambassador as it blamed Ankara for a drone strike that killed two high-ranking Iraqi officers on Tuesday.

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Hamas Fires Rockets Into Sea in ‘Message’ to Israel

The Gaza Strip's rulers Hamas fired rockets into the sea on Monday after repeated exchanges of fire with Israel in recent days, Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said.

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Israeli Army Says Downs Drone Arriving From Lebanon

The Israeli army said it had shot down a drone overnight Thursday into Friday that came from Lebanon, a border on heightened military alert due to recent skirmishes.

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Iran Says US, Israel Are Nuclear ‘Threat’ to Region

Iran's foreign minister said Thursday that the US and its ally Israel constitute a nuclear threat to the Middle East, on the 75th anniversary of the atomic attack on Hiroshima.

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Two Huge Beirut Explosions Kill 78, Injure Thousands

Rescuers worked through the night into Wednesday after two enormous explosions ripped through Beirut's port, killing at least 78 people and injuring thousands, as they wrecked buildings across the Lebanese capital.

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