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Illustrative photo of Jordanian police (photo credit: AP/Raad Adayleh)
January 24, 2016, 2:38 am
Jordan says 12 killed in clash on Syria border
Group of 36, some armed, attempted to cross into Hashemite Kingdom; soldiers seize 2 million pills of narcotics
By AFP
The Tabqa Dam in Syria (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Mohamed7799)
January 23, 2016, 8:44 am
Islamic State said holed up in Syria’s biggest dam
Wall Street Journal says group using facility for 'high-value' prisoners, top officials, in belief that flood fears will deter US strikes
By TOI staff
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter addresses American troops at the Incirlik Air Base near Adana, Turkey, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. (AP Photo)
January 22, 2016, 10:38 pm
Carter: Some anti-IS coalition members doing ‘nothing at all’
Defense secretary says US is 'looking for other people to play their part,' singles out Turkey
By AFP
Transportation Security Administration K9 handler Tommy Karathomas and his explosive detection dog Buddy perform a demonstration at LaGuardia Airport on January 20, 2016 in the Queens Borough of New York City. (Bryan Thomas/Getty Images/AFP)
January 21, 2016, 8:00 am
US to announce new visa rules in bid to keep jihadis out
Despite opposition from Iran, White House to push ahead with fresh requirements for Europeans who hold citizenship from certain Muslim countries or have visited them
By AP
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (L) shakes hands with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian after addressing a joint press conference following a working meeting on the battle against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, on January 20, 2016 at the Defense Ministry in Paris. (AFP PHOTO/ALAIN JOCARD)
January 20, 2016, 10:29 pm
US, allies agree to intensify fight against Islamic State
Carter says there is broad agreement on coordinated plan to battle IS, retake key cities under group's control
By Lolita C. Baldor
Steven Sotloff next to his Islamic State captor, 'Jihadi John,' in a video released September 2, 2014. (screen capture: SITE/Twitter)
January 20, 2016, 6:57 am
Islamic State confirms death of ‘Jihadi John’
US military said in November that it was 'certain' it killed radical masked executioner from beheading videos
By AFP
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon at a press conference in Jerusalem, November 18, 2015 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 19, 2016, 11:28 pm
Ya’alon: I would prefer Islamic State to Iran in Syria
Defense minister says jihadists don't 'have capabilities' of Islamic Republic, which he brands Israel's 'greatest enemy'
By Judah Ari Gross
UAE vice president and Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (R), meets with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (C) at his palace in Dubai on January 18, 2016. (AFP / KARIM SAHIB)
January 18, 2016, 10:50 pm
France vows ‘vigilance’ in monitoring Iran nuke deal
After EU, US lift sanctions, foreign minister says Tehran's involvement in Syria peace talks 'first opportunity' to test intentions
By AFP
Lebanese politician Michel Aoun in 2015 (screen capture: YouTube)
January 18, 2016, 9:33 pm
Ending crisis, Hezbollah ally gets nod for Lebanon presidency
After 18-month stalemate, Western- and Saudi-backed politician Samir Geagea backs Michel Aoun for post of ceremonial head of state
By AFP
A convoy of trucks loaded with humanitarian supplies are seen heading to the besieged town of Madaya, some 24 kilometers in southwest Damascus, Syria, on Thursday, January 14, 2016 (AP Photo)
January 16, 2016, 6:08 pm
UN agency: Starving Syrian teen died ‘in front of our eyes’
Aid workers warn of 'horrific' scenes in town of Madaya, under siege for months by government forces
By Zeina Karam
Syrians wait for the arrival of an aid convoy on January 11, 2016, in the besieged town of Madaya as part of a landmark six-month deal reached in September 2015 for an end to hostilities in those areas in exchange for humanitarian assistance. (AFP/Stringer)
January 12, 2016, 1:00 pm
UN says aid to besieged Syrian towns must continue
Humanitarian chief says convoys to besieged towns must not be 'one-off or exceptional'; Damascus denies starvation reports
By Edith M. Lederer
A convoy of aid from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) waits on the outskirts of the besieged rebel-held Syrian town of Madaya, on January 11, 2016. (AFP/Louai Beshara)
January 12, 2016, 4:44 am
UN: Hundreds need urgent evacuation from besieged Syria town
Aid workers enter Madaya with 44 trucks of food and supplies, but 400 people are suffering from starvation and illness
By Carole LANDRY
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. (YouTube/Al Jazeera America)
January 11, 2016, 6:33 am
Zarif lashes out at Saudi ‘barbarism’ in NY Times op-ed
Tehran FM accuses Riyadh of brainwashing terrorists who attack US, and trying to 'drag entire region into confrontation'
By TOI staff and AFP
In this Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, file photo, Syrian refugee Refaai Hamo addresses the media during a news conference, in Romulus, Mich. Hamo, a Syrian refugee who arrived in the United States this past December, has been invited to sit in first lady Michelle Obama’s visitor box to watch the State of the Union address Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
January 11, 2016, 4:26 am
Syrian refugee to be Obama’s guest at State of Union
Cancer-stricken scientist Refaii Hamo invited by first lady to attend final annual address by president
By KEVIN FREKING
Islamic State fighters pass by a convoy in the town of Tel Abyad in northeast Syria, May 4, 2015. (Jihadist website via AP)
January 9, 2016, 9:27 am
Girlfriend tricks would-be fighter into abandoning IS
Australian woman spies on boyfriend as he becomes embroiled in radical Islam, even faking cancellation of his flight to Syria
By TOI staff
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