The Philippine city of Iligan was overflowing with evacuees and on lockdown on Monday over fears Islamist …
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International News
Philippines deploys helicopters in battle to retake city from Islamist rebels
by Yomna Yasserby Yomna YasserTroops backed by attack helicopters battled dozens of militants linked to the Islamic State group holed up …
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The Syrian regime on Sunday regained total control of the central city of Homs with the evacuation …
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MENA News
Syrian rebels begin to leave last opposition-held Homs district
by Yomna Yasserby Yomna YasserSyrian rebels started leaving the last opposition-held district of Homs city on Saturday in the final phase …
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MENA News
Syria’s army sends reinforcements toward border with Iraq: rebels
by Yomna Yasserby Yomna YasserThe Syrian army aided by Iranian-backed militias was moving troops to a desert region near its border …
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MENA News
Syrian army retakes most of rebel-held district on capital’s edge
by Yomna Yasserby Yomna YasserThe Syrian army and its allies are on the verge of completely seizing the rebel-held district of …
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MENA News
Syria’s Assad says de-escalation zones chance for rebels to ‘reconcile’
by Yomna Yasserby Yomna YasserSyrian President Bashar al-Assad said that de-escalation zones proposed by his ally Russia were a chance for …
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MENA News
Clashes in northwest Syria after de-escalation zones take effect
by Yomna Yasserby Yomna YasserSyrian government forces and rebels clashed in the northwestern province of Hama on Friday shortly after a …
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MENA News
Syria’s rebel groups clash in besieged Damascus enclave: monitor
by Yomna Yasserby Yomna YasserFighting between rebel groups in the biggest insurgent stronghold near the Syrian capital Damascus entered a second …
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MENA News
IS launches two suicide attacks on US-backed Syrian rebels
by Yomna Yasserby Yomna YasserIS group militants launched two suicide attacks on U.S.-backed Syrian rebels near the border with Iraq, leaving …