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19 July

Car Blast Kills 7 Near Syria-Turkey Border Post

At least seven people were killed and scores wounded on Sunday when a car bomb exploded in northern Syria near a Turkish border crossing, a war monitor said.

16 July

A US soldier, left, and an Iraqi army officer at Qayyarah air base in northern Iraq earlier this year

Staff Writer With AFP

French FM Urges Iraq to Keep Away from Regional Tensions

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian urged Baghdad on Thursday to "dissociate" itself from boiling regional tensions.

14 July

Smoke billows following a reported airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on July 1, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

7 Children, 2 Women Killed in Yemen Air Strike: UN

Seven children and two women were killed in northwest Yemen as Riyadh said it intercepted missiles fired by Yemeni Houthi rebels.

10 July

Taliban militants in a line holding guns and explosives

Staff Writer With AFP

Russian Bounties: Pentagon Vows ‘Action’ If Intel Confirmed

Top Pentagon officials pledged to 'take action' if the US military could corroborate intelligence suggesting Moscow paid militants linked to the Taliban to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan.

9 July

A Syrian man collects samples from the site of a suspected toxic gas attack in Syria's Idlib province, April 5, 2017

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Syria Warned by Chemical Warfare Watchdog Over Sarin Attacks

Member countries of the global chemical weapons watchdog voted overwhelmingly to take action on a probe that explicitly blamed Syria for nerve gas attacks for the first time.

9 July

Chief of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Mohammed Bagheri and Syrian Defense Minister Ali Ayoub in Damascus.

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran to Bolster Syria Air Defenses, Counter US Pressure

For Iran, Syria has never been just another country in a region mired in sworn enmities and unending conflicts. The two allies further cemented their military relationship Wednesday when they sealed another deal against rivals, both internal and external.

8 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Idlib: Syria’s Last Major Opposition Stronghold

Idlib is Syria's last major anti-government bastion, which was targeted by a deadly government offensive last year.

8 July

Staff Writer With AFP

UK Set to Resume Saudi Arms Sales Despite Yemen Concerns

Despite the confirmed use of foreign military supplies in Saudi Arabia's deadly bombing campaign in Yemen, Britain has decided to restart selling arms to the kingdom.

7 July