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Protesters throw Molotov cocktails towards a water cannon during clashes with police on October 10, 2015 at the Gazi district in Istanbul, a few hours after a deadly terrorist attack in Ankara that killed at least 86 people. (AFP Photo/Yasin Akgul)
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In this image posted on Thursday, October 8, 2015, by the Rased News Network, a Facebook page affiliated with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), shows ISIS militants preparing to fire a mortar to shell towards Syrian government forces positions at Tal Arn in Aleppo province, Syria. (ISIS militant website via AP)
ISIS makes gains near Syrian city of Aleppo; US abandons rebel training program
Beirut and Ankara, Reuters/Asharq Al-Awsat—Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters have seized villages close to the northern city of Aleppo from rival insurgents, a monitoring group said on Friday, despite an intensifying Russian air-and-sea campaign that...Caption:
In this photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, a Russian navy ship launches a cruise missile in the Caspian Sea. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Russia backs Syrian forces in major assault on insurgents
Beirut, Reuters—Syrian troops and militia backed by Russian warplanes mounted what appeared to be their first major coordinated assault on Syrian insurgents on Wednesday and Moscow said its warships fired a barrage of missiles at them from the Caspian Sea, a sign of...Caption:
Smoke rises following an explosion that hit Al-Qasr hotel where cabinet members and other government officials are staying, in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen, on Tuesday, October 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Wael Qubady)
Yemeni government will stay in Aden despite attack on HQ: minister
Aden, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Western-backed government of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi will not be leaving the southern port city of Aden despite the recent attack on its headquarters that killed and injured dozens, a minister told Asharq Al-Awsat. “The government...Caption:
In this photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, two Russian SU-25 ground attack aircraft take off from an airbase Hmeimim in Syria. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)