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MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered the Russian missile cruiser Moskva, currently in the Mediterranean, to start…
Read MoreFrance launches new airstrikes on Raqqa, destroys command post
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Read MoreSyrian legislator praises elements of international plan to end conflict
DAMASCUS, Syria – A Syrian legislator has praised parts of an incomplete international plan for ending Syria’s conflict. Omar Ossi,…
Read MoreIraq officials: Suicide bombing at Shiite memorial service in Baghdad kills 17, wounds 43
BAGHDAD – Iraqi police officials say a suicide bomber killed 17 people at a Baghdad memorial service for a Shiite…
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