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UNIFIL peacekeepers in the Middle East could find themselves in the center of regional conflict (AFP/File Photo)

April 5th, 2018 - 06:57 GMT

Regional Crisis in Middle East Threatens to Undermine UN Peacekeepers

A storm of events across the Middle East is threatening to undermine Unifil’s efforts in Lebanon, with the peacekeeping force surrounded by war and political turmoil.

March 11th, 2015 - 07:42 GMT

Iraqi forces 'liberate' Tikrit from Daesh, reach city center

The advance in Tikrit, led by Sunni and Shia troops, was of symbolic importance to both sides of the Iraqi army, whose ranks have often been broken by sectarian tensions since the 2003 US invasion. (AFP/File)

March 7th, 2015 - 08:36 GMT

Iraqi forces push into outskirts of Daesh-held Tikrit

Things are a lot more complicated than Daesh, the FSA and Assad. Here's our summary of the diverse web of fighting groups in Syria today.

February 26th, 2015

Beyond Daesh: Syria's tangled web of fighters

February 15th, 2015 - 03:22 GMT

Iraqi army repels Daesh attack north of Baghdad, officials say

December 18th, 2014 - 11:46 GMT

Queen Rania has a message for the Taliban after Pakistan school attack

Iraq has been plagued with violence since ISIL militants began taking over Iraqi cities in June. (AFP/File)

December 16th, 2014 - 03:08 GMT

Nineteen killed in clashes with ISIL across Iraq

May 1st, 2014 - 07:01 GMT

U.S. warns of growing global terror threat

The Syrian civil war has drawn both Lebanon and Israel into the neighboring violence to various degrees. The border between Lebanon and Israel has remained relatively quiet, though there are fears of escalation due to continued hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. (AFP/File)

February 28th, 2014 - 02:27 GMT

Israel sends warning to Lebanon over Hezbollah

An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube on May 29, 2013 allegedly shows members of the Al-Tawhid brigade firing missiles from Syria towards the Lebanese town of Hermel, a few kilometres from Baalbek in the Bekaa valley. (AFP)

June 1st, 2013 - 07:27 GMT

Four Syrian rockets hit eastern Lebanon

August 25th, 2011 - 02:44 GMT

Kuwait port plans stir tension with old rival Iraq

May 1st, 2010 - 02:19 GMT

Syria slams US over Scud claims

April 27th, 2009 - 05:44 GMT