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A woman, who along with members of her family was used as human shields by ISIS group fighters, holds a new born baby after fleeing from the center of Raqqa, Syria, October 6, 2017. (AFP//BULENT KILIC)

Civilians’ Evacuation Speeds Up Liberation of Raqqa

by Paula Astih | Oct 15, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – The global coalition against ISIS announced on Saturday brokering a deal to evacuate Raqqa from civilians, excluding the foreign members of the terrorist group, a step that would drive the Coalition-led Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Forces to speed up...

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This frame grab provided on Thursday, October 5, 2017, by the Russian defense ministry press service, shows what they say is a long-range Kalibr cruise missile launched by the a Russian submarine in the Mediterranean. AP

Russian Campaign Against US al-Tanf Base

by Taha Abed alWahed | Oct 7, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow — Moscow strongly escalated on Friday its campaign against the US-led al-Tanf military base in eastern Syria and near the Iraqi border at a time when Russian warplanes supported regime forces that infiltrated in the city of Mayadeen, one of the ISIS strongholds...

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein of Jordan speaks during a news conference at the UN European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, May 1, 2017.

UN Slams Syria Airstrikes as 35 Civilians Killed in Deir Ezzor

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 26, 2017 | Middle East

The United Nations condemned on Friday the rising death toll of civilians in Syria, urging all air forces operating in the country to take greater care to distinguish between legitimate military targets and civilians in their escalating air strikes especially in the...