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Iraq's nearly year-long political stalemate


Monday, 29 August, 2022 , 15:47 AFP Iraq was in chaos Monday after powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr said he was quitting politics and his supporters stormed the government palace in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone.

War in Ukraine: latest developments


Friday, 26 August, 2022 , 15:21 AFP Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:

Sweden, Finland pledge to fight 'terror' at NATO talks: Ankara


Friday, 26 August, 2022 , 13:51 AFP Turkey on Friday said Sweden and Finland renewed their commitment to fight "terror" at the first meeting aimed at addressing Ankara's conditions for accepting their NATO membership bids.

Syria Kurds hunt jihadists in sweep of Al-Hol camp


Friday, 26 August, 2022 , 12:05 AFP Kurdish forces said Friday they had arrested dozens of suspects at a camp in Syria housing relatives of Islamic State group members as part of a crackdown on the jihadists.

US strikes in Syria aimed at Iran-backed forces: Biden


Thursday, 25 August, 2022 , 22:35 AFP US President Joe Biden said Thursday that US air and artillery strikes that killed four militants in eastern Syria were ordered to protect US forces from attacks by Iran-backed militia.

US strikes Iran-linked forces in Syria after rocket attacks: CENTCOM


Thursday, 25 August, 2022 , 15:33 AFP US attack helicopters, gunships and artillery killed four Iran-linked militants over 24 hours in northwest Syria after rocket attacks wounded American troops in the area, the military said Thursday.

Who is embroiled in US-Iran flare-up in east Syria?


Thursday, 25 August, 2022 , 13:04 AFP Two US air strikes in as many days this week on groups in Syria allegedly backed by Iran have raised questions about the actors involved and the tensions stoking the flare-up.

Who is embroiled in Iran and Washington's east Syria flareup?


Thursday, 25 August, 2022 , 12:37 AFP After Washington's latest attacks, AFP unpacks the deployments in a porous border region where the US and its Iran-backed rivals operate in close proximity.

US forces strike source of rocket attacks in Syria: Centcom


Thursday, 25 August, 2022 , 01:46 AFP US attack helicopters on Wednesday struck several targets used by Iran-backed militants to fire rockets at bases housing American troops in northeastern Syria, the US military's Central Command said.

US forces strike source of rocket attacks in Syria: Centcom


Thursday, 25 August, 2022 , 00:56 AFP US attack helicopters on Wednesday struck several targets used by Iran-backed militants to fire rockets at bases housing American troops in northeastern Syria, the US military's Central Command said.