US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took control of the strategic castle of Jaabar on the Euphrates River from the Islamic State. VOA’s Mahmoud Bali reports
US-backed Kurdish Forces Capture Historic Castle From IS Near Raqqa
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Lebanese Social Worker Sisters Tackle Radicalization
BEIRUT, LEBANON — Within the confines of Lebanon’s Roumieh prison they gathered together as men recounting lives led before they became seen as terrorists. Inmates whose affiliations spanned across Islamic State (IS) and a gamut of other Islamist groups were in discussion and, for once, […]
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Overdue By More Than 120 Years, A Library Book Finally Finds Its Way Home
Finally, after more than 120 years, Paul Smith has recovered something he never knew was missing in the first place. The headmaster at Hereford Cathedral School, near the boundary between Wales and England, had been looking at his mail earlier this month when he noticed […]
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Aoun, family light Christmas tree at Baabda Palace
President of the Republic, Michel Aoun lit the Christmas tree on Tuesday at Baabda Palace with his family. The ceremony was held for the first time since December 2013, and in the presence of the senior staff of the Directorate-General in the presidency and the […]