About 700,000 Syrians displaced in 2018 due to ongoing conflict: UN middle east About 700,000 Syrians displaced in 2018 due to ongoing conflict: UN
Chemical weapons watchdog preparing team to visit Syria, investigate attack middle east Chemical weapons watchdog preparing team to visit Syria, investigate attack
Erdogan rejects Russia’s call to hand Afrin to Syrian government middle east Erdogan rejects Russia’s call to hand Afrin to Syrian government
IS leaders killed by security forces in Kirkuk, 'mysterious explosion' in Diyala middle east IS leaders killed by security forces in Kirkuk, 'mysterious explosion' in Diyala
Iraqi VP warns of ‘majority rule’ and militia 'dominance’ in elections middle east Iraqi VP warns of ‘majority rule’ and militia 'dominance’ in elections
Tensions rise as US threatens Syria for chemical weapons use middle east Tensions rise as US threatens Syria for chemical weapons use
Saudi Arabia starts plan to turn Qatar into island middle east Saudi Arabia starts plan to turn Qatar into island
Turkish court raises jail time for Kurdish MP to seven years middle east Turkish court raises jail time for Kurdish MP to seven years
Muqtada al-Sadr calls on Baghdad to ‘deter’ any Turkish advance in Iraq middle east Muqtada al-Sadr calls on Baghdad to ‘deter’ any Turkish advance in Iraq
Russia tells Turkey to hand Afrin over to Syrian regime middle east Russia tells Turkey to hand Afrin over to Syrian regime
Russia says two Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on Syrian airbase middle east Russia says two Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on Syrian airbase
Four IS suicide bombers attack Iraqi forces in Anbar, kill and wound nine middle east Four IS suicide bombers attack Iraqi forces in Anbar, kill and wound nine
Iran supervises Hashd al-Shaabi’s al-Fatih electoral coalition meeting in Baghdad middle east Iran supervises Hashd al-Shaabi’s al-Fatih electoral coalition meeting in Baghdad
IS gunmen kill three civilians in overnight raid on northwestern Kirkuk village middle east IS gunmen kill three civilians in overnight raid on northwestern Kirkuk village
