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Members of global chemical weapons watchdog vote to keep Syria from getting poison gas materials
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The annual meeting of member states of the global chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday called on countries to prevent the sale or transfer to Syria of raw materials and equipment that could be used to create poison gas and nerve agents. The...
Germany arrests French woman who allegedly committed war crimes after joining IS in Syria
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities said Thursday they had arrested a French woman who allegedly committed war crimes is Syria after joining the Islamic State extremist group. Germany's federal prosecutor said the woman, who was only identified as Samra N. in line with German privacy...
Israel likens Hamas to the Islamic State group. But the comparison misses the mark in key ways
JERUSALEM (AP) — It has become an Israeli mantra throughout the latest war in Gaza: Hamas is ISIS. Since the bloody Hamas attack on Oct. 7 that triggered the conflict, Israeli leaders and commanders have likened the Palestinian militant group to the Islamic State group in virtually...
Syria says an Israeli airstrike hit the Damascus airport and put it out of service
BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike Sunday hit the international airport in the Syrian capital of Damascus and put it out of commission, Syrian state media said. Israel has struck Syria's Damascus and Aleppo international airports several times since the onset of the Hamas-Israel...
At least 10 people killed in Syrian government shelling of a rebel-held village, the opposition says
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces shelled a northwestern village Saturday killing at least 10 people, including seven children, as they picked olives, a paramedic group and relatives of the victims said. The shelling of the village of Qawqafeen, in Idlib province, is the...
Russia and IOC clash at the UN before member states pass Olympic Truce for Paris Games
Russia clashed with the International Olympic Committee on the floor of the United Nations on Tuesday before 118 member states voted to adopt a traditional truce around the 2024 Paris Summer Games. Two years ago, Russia voted for the previous Olympic Truce resolution then flagrantly...
Live updates | Limited telecom services return to Gaza, but the UN lacks fuel for aid delivery
Limited phone and internet services began working again Friday across Gaza after fuel was delivered to restart generators that power the networks. Israel announced that it will allow two tanker trucks of fuel into Gaza each day for the United Nations and communication systems. That amount is half...
How the US strikes a delicate balance in responding to attacks on its forces by Iran-backed militias
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iranian-backed militants in Iraq and Syria have long battled with U.S. and coalition forces, launching sporadic attacks against bases in the region where troops are deployed to fight Islamic State group insurgents. But since Oct. 17, as civilian deaths in...
US sanctions Iran-backed militia members in Iraq conducting strikes against American forces
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on six people affiliated with the Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Kataeb Hezbollah, which is accused of being behind a spate of recent attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria following the October 7 attacks by Hamas against Israel. ...
Syria's president grants amnesty, reduced sentences on anniversary of coup that put father in power
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s president issued a decree granting amnesty and reducing sentences for several categories of crime committed prior to Thursday, his office and state media reported. No reason was given for the amnesty but it came on the anniversary of the 1970 coup...
