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The jihadis of idlib: a militant state within a state
Turkey’s invasion into the Kurdish held north isn’t the only ferociously contested space in Syria. Further West the province of Idlib remains another bastion of the rebellion against the Assad regime. But over half of Idlib is now controlled by a coalition of jihadi groups, many with strong links to Al Qaeda. Paraic O’Brien has…
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Dozens killed in Syrian government attack in rebel-held Idlib
An attack today on a market in Maarat al-Numaan is reported to have left at least 32 dead.
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2019: Exclusive – Rescue workers in Syria apparently targeted by multiple airstrikes, investigation finds
Footage obtained by Channel 4 News appears to show so-called ‘double-tap’ airstrike in Idlib province, with rescuers hit in follow-up attack.
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Scores killed in Syria as bombs target last major rebel area
More than 100 people have now been killed in a bombing campaign by President Assad and his allies, targeting the last major rebel-held area.
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Judge delays sentencing of former Trump adviser Michael Flynn
President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn was due to be sentenced this morning for lying to the FBI about his contacts with a Russian ambassador.
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Trump slams Mueller Russia probe before new information released
President Trump has raged through a wild tweetstorm, named his new choices for Attorney General and UN Ambassador, and faced questions over his Chief of Staff John Kelly being poised to resign.
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Syrian activist Raed Fares shot dead in Idlib
An influential Syrian activist, who took on both the regime of Bashar al-Assad and Islamist forces, has been murdered. Gunmen shot Raed Fares and a colleague in Kafr Nabl, a town in the south of Idlib province, the only remaining rebel-held enclave in Syria.
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UAE considering clemency for Briton convicted of spying
A British academic convicted of spying in the United Arab Emirates was thrown a lifeline today when the UAE’s London ambassador said the government was considering whether to grant him clemency. Matthew Hedges, who denies the charge, was given a life sentence on Wednesday. The ambassador defended the Emirates’ judicial system, saying Mr Hedges was convicted on…
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Russian envoy says relations with UK ‘very low’
Moscow’s Ambassador to the UK has been speaking to the press for the first time since the investigative website Bellingcat unmasked what they say are the two men suspected of carrying out the Salisbury poisoning. Russia insists they are Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, tourists intent on seeing Salisbury’s famous cathedral with its wonderful spire. But Bellingcat published documents this week identifying…
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Russian and Syrian warplanes bomb rebel-held Idlib
The UN has called for restraint ahead of this week’s talks between Russia, Iran and Turkey about a Syrian government offensive which many fear could spark a humanitarian disaster.
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Is Google search “rigged” against Trump?
Is Google News really “suppressing voices of Conservatives”?
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Exclusive: Court documents claim new Arron Banks links with Russia
Documents filed in a South African court by Arron Banks’ former business partner allege he sought funds from Russians.
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The world watches as Trump and Putin meet in Helsinki
The world’s two disrupters-in-chief started the day trying to out-disrupt each other – President Putin’s opening gambit, arriving an hour late, leaving President Trump twiddling his famously small thumbs. But at their joint press conference it was all talk of co-operation and understanding, President Trump criticising not Russian interference in the US elections, but the…
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Syrian government forces bombard rebel fighters in Deraa
In Syria, fighting has produced one of the biggest movements of people in recent times. Government forces have been waging a renewed assault against rebel fighters in the country’s south west. Since mid-June, towns in and around the province of Deraa have come under constant bombardment from regime forces,backed by President Assad’s Russian and Iranian allies.…
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From Syria’s front line with Israel: Will Islamists be defeated?
A diplomatic effort is underway tonight to avert further bloodshed across southern Syria. President Assad’s army is poised to expel a variety of rebels and Islamist insurgent groups from a swathe of land bordering Jordan and Israel. Tensions are between Israel and Syria are higher than for generations. In particular, where Syria’s Golan Heights –…