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Israel train snafu: just politics or a deeper divide?Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu halted maintenance on the country's train system Saturday, affecting thousands of commuters the next day.
Turkey will never allow 'artificial state' in northern Syria, PM saysTurkey and its allies opened a new line of attack in northern Syria on Saturday.
Turkey sends at least 20 tanks into SyriaThe Dogan news agency reported at least 20 tanks and five armored personnel carriers crossed into Syria at the Turkish border town of Elbeyli.
In Yemen's war, could surge in violence rekindle diplomacy?Rising civilian casualties have stirred efforts in the UN and the US Congress to address Yemen's 'forgotten war.' But the path to real progress still lies with the parties to the conflict.- Bombs kill at least 12, wound dozens at Pakistan courtThe attack came聽hours after militants from a聽Pakistani Taliban faction attacked a 海角大神 neighborhood in the same region.
Militants attack 海角大神 area in Pakistan, one guard dead - armyThe attackers, wearing suicide vests and carrying firearms, exchanged fire with security forces and were killed, the statement said.
What the death of al-Adnani means for ISWith the killing of Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, the Islamic State group lost one of its most powerful figures, a militant with multiple roles.
Turkey's push into Syria: Even limited objectives carry risk of backlashTurkey's 'hard-powered' move onto Syria's complex battlefield 鈥� to push back ISIS and curtail Kurdish ambitions 鈥� could ensnare its forces and create growing risk of a backlash.
How one Tunisian party is separating Islam from politicsThe Ennahda movement has renounced political Islam and fully embraced Tunisia鈥檚 secular order, seeking to work within it.- U.S.-led coalition planes hit Islamic State in north Syria - Turkish militaryTwo A-10聽planes聽hit聽and destroyed two聽Islamic聽State聽targets, the聽military said in a聽statement.
Turkey blames PKK for fatal truck bomb at police checkpointA suicide truck bombing at police headquarters in Cizre killed at least 11 people. The attack comes on the heels of Turkey's incursion against ISIS and Kurdish fighters in Syria.聽
American university attack hits at heart of Afghan liberal learningThe image of an island of liberalism and learning in a country plagued by militant violence has been shattered.- Deal agreed to end long siege of Damascus suburb - rebel leader, localsRebels and Syria's army agreed a deal on Thursday to evacuate all residents and insurgents from the besieged Damascus suburb of聽Daraya.
Iranian vessels 'harassed' US destroyer, Pentagon saysThe American destroyer USS Nitze was intercepted by four Iranian vessels after multiple warnings. The incident is just one of many antagonistic incidents between Iran and the United States despite last year's nuclear accords.
In Turkey's cross-border operation into Syria, a dual purposeTurkish officials vow to 'cleanse' the so-called Islamic State from its northern Syrian border stronghold, but analysts say more is at stake.
Why peace is prevailing, for now, in south LebanonTen years after the last war between Israel and Hezbollah, UN peacekeepers say the long-violent border region stands in stark contrast to much of the Middle East.
Anti-Americanism surges in Turkey, fueled by politicians and zealous pressUS Vice President Joe Biden will visit Turkey聽Wednesday to try to reassure聽President聽Erdo臒an they still stand together against terrorism 鈥� and the coup attempt in July, about which conspiracy theories abound.
First LookIs ISIS turning to more child bombers?While children as suicide bombers could be a desperate tactic, it can also be a form of psychological warfare.聽- Turkish military returns fire in Syria after shells hit border town -NTVThe military fired 40 shells at four Islamic State targets in Syria.
Iran: Russia has stopped using Iran base for Syria strikesMoscow confirmed that all Russian warplanes that were based in Iran have returned to Russia.
