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IS militants accused of destroying ancient Palmyra arch

Islamic State militants have destroyed a nearly 2,000-year-old arch in the ancient city of Palmyra, Syrian activists said. The Arch of Triumph is the latest...

US urges Russians to focus airstrikes on Islamic State

Pentagon officials have urged the Russian military to focus its airstrikes in Syria on Islamic State (IS) fighters rather than opponents of Syrian President...

Russia’s foreign minister defends airstrikes in Syria

minister has defended his country's airstrikes in Syria. Sergey Lavrov says he and the US-led coalition "see eye-to-eye" on the fight against terrorism. Concerns have been...

Russia targeting ‘well known groups’ and not just Islamic State with Syria airstrikes

Russia’s airstrikes in Syria are targeting other terrorist groups as well as Islamic State militants, according to a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia...

Russian airstrikes ‘targeting Syrian opposition groups, not Islamic State’

Western governments have expressed concern that Russian airstrikes in support of the beleaguered regime of Bashar Assad are targeting moderate Syrian opposition groups. President Vladimir...

France investigates alleged crimes against humanity by Bashar Assad

Paris prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into French government accusations that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government has committed crimes against humanity. France is trying...

Russian politicians give Putin go-ahead for troops in Syria

The upper chamber of the Russian parliament has voted unanimously to let President Vladimir Putin send Russian troops to Syria. The Federation Council discussed Mr...

Calais refugee found crushed to death in truck

A 20-year-old Iraqi refugee who was apparently trying to get across the English Channel to Britain has been found crushed to death in a...

Putin calls for broad anti-IS coalition

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the creation of a broad anti-terror coalition that would include the Syrian government troops. Addressing the UN General Assembly,...

UN chief calls for Syrian crisis to be referred to criminal court

The UN secretary-general has called for the situation in Syria to be referred to the International Criminal Court. World leaders including President Barack Obama and...

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