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Syrian army controls 75 pct of Deir al-Zour city

TheSyrianarmyanditsallieshaveseizedcontrolofover75percentofthecapitalcityofDeiral-ZourprovinceineasternSyriafollowingbattleswiththeIslamicState(IS),amonitorgrou

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Iraq prepares to take ISIL bastion near Syrian border

Supportedbytribalfighters,theIraqimilitaryispreparingtomarchtowardsthewesterndesertborderingSyriatotakebackoneofthelaststrongholdsheldbyISIL.TheIraqigovernmenth

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UN chief warns Myanmar violence could destabilize region

TheUnitedNationsSecretary-GeneralAntonioGuterresappealedtoMyanmarauthoritiesonTuesdaytoendviolenceagainstRohingyaMuslimsinthecountry’sRakhinestate,warningofther

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Beginning of end of Syria war could be closer than ever with IS collapse

TheendoftheSyrianwarseemsaroundthecornerwiththenearcollapseoftheIslamicState(IS)groupandthechangeoftheinternationalstancetowardPresidentBasharal-Assad,expertssa

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Islamic State convoy reaches east Syria after ceasefire

IslamicStatefightersandtheirfamilieswhohadbeeninsideanISenclaveontheLebanon-SyriaborderreachedanexchangepointineasternSyriaonTuesdayfromwheretheywillheadtoIS-he

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Islamic State prepares to evacuate Syria-Lebanon border zone

TheSyrianarmyandHezbollahpreparedonMondaytotransportIslamicStatefightersfromtheirenclaveontheborderwithLebanontoeasternSyriaafteraweek-longoffensiveagainsttheji

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ISIL submits to ceasefires in Syria-Lebanon border fight<br>

AceasefiretookeffectonSundayinanISILpocketstraddlingtheSyria-Lebanonborder,wherethemilitantshavebeenfightingtheLebanesearmyononefrontandHezbollahwiththeSyrianar

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China and India to take part in military exercise in Sri Lanka

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,August25(APD)–ChinaandIndiaaretotakepartinajointmilitaryexerciseinSriLankanextmonth,theSriLankanmilitarysaidonFriday.ThejointannualFi

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Syria's Assad says war still not won but West's plots foiled

SyrianPresidentBasharal-AssadsaidonSundayhiscountryhadfoiledWesterndesignstotopplehimbuthisarmyhadnotyetwonthefighttoendSyria'ssix-year-oldinsurgency.Inantelevi

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Syrian army, Hezbollah advance against ISIL in western Qalamoun

TheSyrianarmyandalliedHezbollahretookseveralareasfromISILmilitantsinwesternQalamounonSaturday,amilitarysourcetoldXinhua.Justhoursafterlaunchingtheiroffensiveaga

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Lebanese army recaptures third of IS stronghold of Ras Baalbek

TheLebanesearmyhasrecapturedathirdofakeyregionnearitsnorth-easternborderwithSyriafromso-calledIslamicState,officialssay.GovernmenttroopslaunchedanoffensiveinRas

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Sri Lanka arrests over 700 army deserters 

ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,August19(APD)--TheSriLankanmilitarysaidonSaturdayithadarrestedover700armydesertersinaspecialoperation.AnarmyspokesmantoldAPDNewsthatt

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Syrian army urges displaced civilians to return to southern Raqqa

The general-command of the Syrian army urged Wednesday displaced civilians to return to their homes in areas in the southern countryside of Raqqa province in northern Syria.

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Four militants killed as military launches operation in SW. Pakistan

At least four militants were killed and a soldier was injured when the Pakistani army lunched an operation in the country's southwest Balochistan province on Sunday.

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Four militants killed as military launches operation in SW. Pakistan

AtleastfourmilitantswerekilledandasoldierwasinjuredwhenthePakistaniarmylunchedanoperationinthecountry'ssouthwestBalochistanprovinceonSunday.Inter-ServicesPublic

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Assad hails 'near victory' at Syrian army's 72nd anniversary

SyrianPresidentBasharal-AssadsaidMondaythattheSyrianarmyiswritingthefeaturesofthe"nearvictory,"accordingtostatenewsagencySANA.Speakingontheoccasionofthe72ndanni

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Security forces foil terror bid in SW Pakistan, arrest 2 militants

Security forces foiled a terror bid and arrested two militants in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Monday, an army statement said.