Tag: Civilian Casualties

U.S. Commando Raid in Syria Targets a Senior Jihadist Figure

U.S. Commando Raid in Syria Targets a Senior Jihadist Figure

U.S. Special Operations forces carried out what the Pentagon called a “successful” counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria early on Thursday.…

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Myanmar Is Mired in Conflict and Chaos a Year After a Coup

Myanmar Is Mired in Conflict and Chaos a Year After a Coup

In the days after the military in Myanmar seized power on Feb. 1 last year, millions of people took to…

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Kurdish-Led Forces End Syria Prison Siege, Defeating ISIS Fighters

Kurdish-Led Forces End Syria Prison Siege, Defeating ISIS Fighters

BEIRUT, Lebanon — After six days of deadly battles, the Kurdish-led militia that had been battling Islamic State fighters for…

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Hamas, Claiming Victory Over Israel, Is Stuck in Same Old Cycle

Hamas, Claiming Victory Over Israel, Is Stuck in Same Old Cycle

GAZA CITY — At a beachfront hotel in Gaza City this fall, hundreds of Gaza civic leaders crowded into a…

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Pentagon Chief Orders Briefing on 2019 Syria Airstrike That Killed Dozens

Pentagon Chief Orders Briefing on 2019 Syria Airstrike That Killed Dozens

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered the military’s top commander in the Middle East to brief…

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