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U.S. warplanes shoot down Iranian-built drone in second strike against Syrian regime aircraft

Posted on Tuesday, June 20, 2017

For the second time this week, American warplanes downed an armed Syrian aircraft — this time an Iranian-built drone — threatening U.S.-backed forces battling the Islamic State terror group in the war-ravaged country.

Russia cuts communications with U.S. in Syria, threatens to target coalition jets

Posted on Monday, June 19, 2017

Russia has shut down a vital communication line with its U.S. counterparts in Syria, threatening to target any aircraft operating above Russian and Syrian regime-controlled territory in the country.

U.S. warplane shoots down Syrian jet

Posted on Monday, June 19, 2017

The convoluted war zone in Syria grew more complicated Sunday with the downing of a government warplane by an American jet defending U.S.-backed coalition forces battling the Islamic State and, for the first time, direct action against the…

Islamic State Calls for Ramadan Attacks in U.S. and Europe

Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2017

The Islamic State group is calling on supporters to carry out attacks in the United States and Europe during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan that began two weeks ago.

Russia says tells U.S. not to strike Syrian pro-government forces again

Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2017

Russia said on Saturday it had told the United States it was unacceptable for Washington to strike pro-government forces in Syria after the U.S. military carried out an air strike on pro-Assad militia last month.

British snap election backfires on Theresa May as Conservative seats in Parliament slip away

Posted on Friday, June 9, 2017

In what would be a shocking repudiation of Prime Minister Theresa May, British exit polls Thursday suggested the ruling Conservatives were on course to lose their majority in Parliament in an election Mrs. May called to cement her…

U.S.-backed forces seize Raqqa ruins; U.N. sees ‘dire’ situation

Posted on Thursday, June 8, 2017

U.S.-backed Syrian forces aiming to oust Islamic State from its Syrian stronghold Raqqa captured a ruined fortress on the edge of the city on Wednesday and a U.S. coalition official said the attack was set to accelerate.

U.S.-backed Syrian forces begin final battle with Islamic State to liberate Raqqa

Posted on Wednesday, June 7, 2017

U.S.-backed Syrian forces launched the long-awaited assault on the Islamic State’s self-styled capital of Raqqa on Tuesday, marking what the Pentagon says will be the beginning of the end of the terrorist group’s hopes for a caliphate in…

Trump: I Was Elected to Represent the Citizens of Pittsburgh, Not Paris

Posted on Friday, June 2, 2017

President Trump said he was elected to represent the citizens of "Pittsburgh, not Paris," during remarks Thursday explaining his decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement.

N. Korea Fires 9th Missile Provoking U.S. to Ready 3 Aircraft Carriers

Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2017

The communist regime of North Korea has test-fired its 9th missile this year. In response, in a dramatic show of force, the U.S. now has three aircraft carriers in the region.

Report: Iran builds new underground ballistic missile factory

Posted on Friday, May 26, 2017

Iran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and will keep developing its missile program, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday, in a development likely to fuel tension with Arab neighbors and Washington.

NATO chief says allies to join anti-IS coalition

Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2017

NATO’s chief has affirmed that the alliance will join the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group but will not wage war against the extremists, as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to meet allied leaders.

Manchester Arena attack: Children among 22 killed at Ariana Grande concert by suicide bomb explosion

Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2017

A suicide bomber has killed 22 people - including children - in an explosion that tore through fans leaving an Ariana Grande pop concert in Manchester.

Trump: War on Terror is Battle Between Good and Evil, Not Faiths

Posted on Sunday, May 21, 2017

President Donald Trump said the war on terrorism isn’t a battle between different faiths, toning down rhetoric that had fueled concerns America was at war with Islam.

Syria airstrike: US military bombs pro-Assad forces

Posted on Friday, May 19, 2017

A coalition airstrike in Syria on Thursday targeted pro-regime forces who were threatening a coalition base where advisers train anti-Islamic State fighters, the U.S.-led coalition command said.

Trump to give ‘inspiring’ speech on Islam in Saudi Arabia

Posted on Wednesday, May 17, 2017

US President Donald Trump will urge unity between the world’s major faiths on an ambitious first foreign trip that will take him to Saudi Arabia, the Vatican and Jerusalem, the White House said Tuesday.

Friday cyberattack hit 200,000 victims in over 150 countries

Posted on Monday, May 15, 2017

The unprecedented global ransomware cyberattack has hit more than 200,000 victims in more than 150 countries, Europol executive director Rob Wainwright said Sunday.

Syria war: US to arm Kurds in battle for Raqqa

Posted on Wednesday, May 10, 2017

US President Donald Trump has approved supplying weapons to Kurdish forces fighting so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria, the Pentagon says.

French Elect Emmanuel Macron as its New President

Posted on Monday, May 8, 2017

Three years ago, hardly anyone knew his name. But in a once-unimaginable scenario, Emmanuel Macron — at 39, the boy wonder of an aging political establishment — won the French presidency Sunday with a tidal wave of popular…

Trump, Putin talk Syria, North Korea in phone call

Posted on Tuesday, May 2, 2017

President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a phone call Tuesday to work together to end the civil war in Syria, according to the White House, with both men saying the suffering in that country has…

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