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Schoolchildren react to the camera as they attend class after registering in school in Mosul, Iraq, January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
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Greek special forces escort the Turkish soldiers from the supreme court in Athens. Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP
Turkey Accuses Greece of Protecting 8 Rebels
Ankara- Turkey has accused its neighbor Greece of offering protection to rebels after a Greek Supreme Court refused on Thursday to extradite any of the eight soldiers that escaped to the island the night of the July 2016 foiled coup attempt in Ankara. Following the...Caption:
Prime Minister Theresa May greets troops as she visits 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) at their barracks at Bulford Camp on September 29, 2016 near Salisbury, England. REUTERS/Matt Cardy
UK PM May Calls on Trump for Deeper Special Relationship
British Prime Minister Theresa May called on United States President Donald Trump on Thursday to build a stronger “special relationship” between Britain and the United States to withstand new, modern-day threats, Reuters reported. Seeking to land a trade...Caption:
A rebel fighter from the Ahrar al-Sham Movement gathers pieces of the wreckage of an unidentified and unmanned aircraft that had crashed at their base in Maarchmarein village in the southern part of Idlib province, Syria October 20, 2015. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Facing Attacks, Syrian Rebels Join Bigger Faction
Syrian rebel group Ahrar al-Sham announced Thursday that at least six rebel factions had joined its ranks in northwestern Syria in order to counter a major assault by a powerful extremist group. Ahrar al-Sham, which presents itself as a mainstream rebel group, sided...Caption:
A member of the Iraqi rapid response forces fires during a battle with Islamic State militants at the Tigris river frontline near Mosul