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Any gas attack in Syria 'very unwise': Mattis 11 Mar 2018 - 02:11 pm
A picture taken late on March 10, 2018, shows an explosion, from a Syrian government air strike, illuminating the town of Arbin in the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta. AFP / AMER ALMOHIBANY
Fierce fighting in Syria's Ghouta as Assad presses assault 11 Mar 2018 - 01:56 pm
Smoke billows following Syrian government bombardment on the rebel-held besieged town of Harasta, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of Damascus on March 10, 2018. AFP / Ammar SULEIMAN
Turkish warplanes destroy 18 Kurdish militant targets in Iraq - Anadolu 11 Mar 2018 - 12:19 pm
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850 sq km now under control in Afrin: Erdogan 10 Mar 2018 - 05:23 pm
Members of Free Syrian Army (FSA) control the area after Turkish Armed Forces and FSA members cleared from PYD/PKK-Daesh terrorists within the
Erdogan vows to press Syria offensive to key Kurdish-held towns 10 Mar 2018 - 04:55 pm
President of Turkey and the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during AK Party's 6th Ordinary Provincial Congress in Mersin, Turkey on March 10, 2018. Anadolu
Turkey's president slams NATO for lack of support in Syria 10 Mar 2018 - 03:52 pm
President of Turkey and the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the inauguration of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's Politics Academy in Ankara, Turkey on March 09, 2018. Halil Sa??r
Wife of ex-Egypt president sets example of loyalty 10 Mar 2018 - 02:46 pm
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Syrian army intensifies Ghouta assault - Syrian state TV 10 Mar 2018 - 01:38 pm
A Syrian man sits amidst the destruction in the rebel-held town of Hamouria, in the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on March 9, 2018. / AFP / ABDULMONAM EASSA
As economic problems pile up, Iran cautiously weighs changes 10 Mar 2018 - 01:16 pm
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Food arrives in Syria's battered Eastern Ghouta 10 Mar 2018 - 09:29 am
Trucks belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are seen parked on March 8, 2018, at the al-Wafideen checkpoint on the outskirts of Damascus neighbouring the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region, as they wait for authorisation to enter
Aid to enter Syria's eastern Ghouta as assault pauses 09 Mar 2018 - 11:45 am
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Iran's Khamenei says won't negotiate with West over regional presence 08 Mar 2018 - 06:30 pm
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gestures during a meeting with religious poets in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2018. Leader.ir
Netanyahu warns Israel may face early elections 08 Mar 2018 - 05:59 pm
David Rubenstein, (L), president of the Economic Club of Washington, interviews Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a breakfast hosted by the Economic Club, on March 7, 2018 in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP
Lebanon's first woman pilot flies through glass ceiling 08 Mar 2018 - 04:21 pm
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Dozens treated for breathing problems after raids on Syria's Ghouta 08 Mar 2018 - 11:51 am
A Syrian girl receives treatment for breathing difficulties at a clinic in Syria's Eastern Ghouta on March 7, 2018, after regime air strikes. AFP / Ammar SULEIMAN
Planned aid convoy to Syria's Ghouta postponed: Red Cross 08 Mar 2018 - 10:27 am
People organize the United Nations' aid boxes after United Nations' aid convoy enters the Douma town of Eastern Ghouta after Assad Regime stopped the assaults in Damascus, Syria on March 05, 2018. (Ammar Sab - Anadolu Agency)
Syria's Eastern Ghouta: 18 days under attack 07 Mar 2018 - 04:41 pm
Syrians walk in the street covered in dust following reported government bombardments on the rebel-held town of Hamouria, in the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on March 5, 2018. / AFP / ABDULMONAM EASSA
Turkey expects US to stop shifting terrorists to Afrin 07 Mar 2018 - 02:48 pm
Smoke billows during fighting between Turkish-led forces and Syrian Kurdish fighters, on the outskirts of the town of Jandairis, in the region of Afrin, near the Turkish border on March 7, 2018. AFP / OMAR HAJ KADOUR

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Rescuers work at a landslide site which hit a small restaurant burying three employees who had been in the kitchen, at a village in La Trinidad, Benguet province on August 6, 2026. Photo by AFP Landslides kill at least 4 in northern Philippines
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Police community support officers (PCSOs) stand behind cordon tape at Endell road in covent garden, central London on August 5, 2026. Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP Woman charged after four stabbed in central London
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Police community support officers (PCSOs) speak to a person near cordon tape at Endell road in covent garden, central London on August 5, 2026. Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP Woman arrested as four men stabbed in central London
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