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Astana talks aim to bring lasting peace to Syria: Iran
Jan 21, 2017 12:56A senior Iranian diplomat says the forthcoming Syria peace talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana are aimed at finding possible ways to establish sustainable peace in the conflict-stricken state and put an end to its nearly six-year crisis.
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Egypt working for political solution in Libya
Jan 21, 2017 12:03The Egyptian government has taken steps to facilitate a political process in Libya that could end the years-long conflict there, officials in Cairo said ahead of a regional meeting to discuss the Libyan situation.
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US-led coalition air raids breach Syria sovereignty: Cuba
Jan 18, 2017 16:55Cuba has denounced US-led coalition airstrikes in Syria, saying they violate the Arab country’s sovereignty as they are not permitted by Damascus.
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Russia says Turkey jets join anti-Daesh operation in Syria’s al-Bab
Jan 18, 2017 16:55Moscow says Russian warplanes and Turkish jets have jointly targeted positions of Daesh terrorists in the Syrian city of al-Bab.
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Aleppo win averted future uncertainty in region: President Rouhani
Jan 18, 2017 09:10President Hassan Rouhani has hailed the liberation of Syria’s strategic northwestern city of Aleppo as a major step towards stability in the Arab state, saying the gain prevented the Middle East from having to face an uncertain future.
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Security forces free large area in Iraq’s Mosul
Jan 18, 2017 09:00Iraqi security forces have declared the liberation of the Left Coast area in the east of the city of Mosul, in a major advancement in the larger-scale operations to free the entire city from Daesh terrorists.
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Daesh chief trapped in Iraq's Mosul
Jan 17, 2017 13:16An Iraqi commander said the ringleader of the Daesh (ISIL) terror group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is believed to be trapped in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul after his numerous failed attempts to escape the city, now-besieged by the Iraqi forces.
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Syria victories result of Damascus-Tehran coordination: Iranian VP
Jan 17, 2017 10:11Iran’s First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri says the victories earned on the battlefields in Syria are the result of coordination between the Arab country and the Islamic Republic as well as other important factors.
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Iraqi forces battling Daesh make further gains in Mosul
Jan 16, 2017 12:17Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) have made further advances against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the strategic northern city of Mosul, pushing extremists out of three more eastern districts.
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Daesh terrorists raid religious school in Nangarhar, abduct 16
Jan 16, 2017 09:01Daesh terrorists have stormed a religious seminary in eastern Afghanistan, kidnapping over a dozen teachers and administrators there, officials say.