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Syrian army starts new major offensive in AleppoThe Syrian army announced the start of a new military offensive in the rebel-held east of the city of Aleppo on Thursday, signalling a potential further escalation in a bombing campaign by Russian and Syrian jets that rebels say has already inte More… |
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Microsoft says sorry for chatbot's offensive tweetsMicrosoft is "deeply sorry" for the racist and sexist Twitter messages generated by the so-called chatbot it launched this week, a company official wrote on Friday, after the artificial intelligence program went on an embarrassing tira More… |
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Thousands flee as Syrian army set for big Aleppo offensiveTens of thousands of Syrians have fled an intensifying Russian assault around Aleppo and aid workers said they feared the major city could soon fall under a full government siege. Iran reported one of its generals had been killed More… |
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Yemen attacks to continue till targets achieved: Saudi kingSaudi King Salman said on Saturday the country's military campaign in Yemen against Houthi fighters would continue until its targets are achieved. Yemen's Houthi rebels made broad gains in the country's south and east on Fri More… |
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Iraqi Tikrit offensive on hold for second dayIraqi forces and mainly Shi'ite militia battling to wrest full control of the city of Tikrit from Islamic State militants paused their offensive for a second day on Saturday as they awaited reinforcements. A source in the loca More… |
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Iraqi troops launch offensive to retake Tikrit from rebelsIraqi government forces backed by helicopter gunships began an offensive on Saturday to retake the northern city of Tikrit from Sunni Islamist militants while party leaders pursued talks that could end Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's divisi More… |
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Benghazi hit by new fighting, families fleeA renegade Libyan general launched an offensive on Sunday against Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi, prompting dozens of families to flee the port in the latest bout of turmoil to hit the North African oil-producing nation. More… |
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Pakistani army launches offensive near Afghan borderResidents of Pakistan's ethnic Pashtun region of North Waziristan accused government troops on Monday of killing dozens of civilians during a military operation against Taliban insurgents. The operation started just after a De More… |
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In rural Homs, Sunni Syrians fear army offensiveThe dark, murky waters of Houla Lake erupt daily when struck by the bombs of Syrian fighter jets and shells fired from the surrounding hills. Besieged by the forces of President Bashar Al-Assad for more than a More… |
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GCC urges UN meeting to prevent Homs massacreGulf states called on the UN Security Council on Monday to meet urgently to prevent a massacre in Homs, as pro-government forces in Syria try to wrest the city from rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad. Assad's More… |
