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A crowd waits on the edge of a buffer zone that was created in preparation for a food aid distribution in the besieged town of Moadamiyeh, Syria, which was a joint operation between the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Wednesday, February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Pawel Krzysiek/ICRC/Handout via Reuters

UN to Make First Air Drops of Food to Besieged in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 18, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The United Nations aims to deliver aid to all of Syria’s 18 besieged areas within a week, making its first air drops of food aid in Syria, to Deir al-Zor, an eastern town of 200,000 besieged by ISIS militants, the chair of a U.N. humanitarian task force said on...

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A Canadian Armed Forces CF-18 Fighter jets arrive at the Canadian Air Task Force Flight Operations Area in Kuwait on Oct. 28, 2014.The jets formed part of coalition assistance to security forces in the Republic of Iraq who are fighting against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Canada to End Bombing Missions against ISIS in Iraq and Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 8, 2016 | World

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that Canada would withdraw within weeks six jets that have been bombing targets in Iraq and Syria, in a step to end Canada’s controversial combat role in the effort against ISIS. As the Liberals pledged...

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Syrians line up as they wait to cross into Syria at Oncupinar border crossing in the southeastern city of Kilis, Turkey February 8, 2016. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

With New Influx, Turkey May Close Door for Migrants

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 8, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Syrian refugees have been pouring toward the Turkish borders queuing in thousands, leaving Turkey with no choice but closing the door it has been opening to migrants. The migrant influx surged especially after the escalated strikes around the city of Aleppo by...