terrorism

Rebels Declare End of Assad Rule in Syria

Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on Sunday, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria.

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Source Close to Hezbollah Says Group Sent 2,000 Fighters to Syria

A source close to Lebanon's Hezbollah said the group sent 2,000 fighters into Syria near the border, as its ally Damascus reels from a rebel offensive that has seized major cities in recent days.

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North Gaza Air Strikes Bring Chaos to Nearby Hospital

Gaza's civil defense agency Friday reported deadly air strikes around Kamal Adwan Hospital in the territory's north as well as "direct fire" on the health facility, which the Israeli army firmly denied.

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Syria Monitor Says Rebels Close In on Homs City

Islamist-led rebels were within striking distance of Syria's third city Homs on Friday after seizing control of two strategic towns in a lightning sweep, a war monitor said.

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‘Five Eyes’ Powers Warn of Rise in Online Youth Extremism

Intelligence and law agencies in the Western "Five Eyes" security alliance warned Friday of a rising number of children being radicalized online by violent extremists.

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Iran Says Ready to Study Any Syrian Request for Troops

Iran vows to consider any request from its Syrian ally for troops to help tackle a sweeping rebel offensive in the north.

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Israel Says Killed Three Hamas Members in Strike on West Bank

The Israeli military on Tuesday said it killed three Hamas members in an air strike near the occupied West Bank city of Tubas, after the Palestinian health ministry reported two dead.

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Iraqi Armed Group Urges Government to Deploy Troops to Syria

Iraq's powerful Iran-aligned Kataeb Hezbollah armed group has called on Baghdad to send troops to Syria to support the Damascus government against a rebel offensive.

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Turkey Claims to Have Killed Kurdish Commander in Syria

The Turkish secret service has killed a leader of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party in Syria, the state news agency said Monday.

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Pakistan Separatists Kill 7 Soldiers in Border Post Attack

Separatists fired on a paramilitary border post in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, killing seven soldiers, local authorities said Saturday, a week after the same militant group killed 26 people at a railway station.

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