Fighting shakes Aleppo as ceasefire expires

10/25/2016

ALEPPO, Syria — Clashes and air strikes shook the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday, leaving three civilians dead as heavy fighting resumed after the end of a three-day ceasefire declared by government ally Russia. The unilateral…

UN to begin evacuations from Aleppo if truce holds

10/22/2016

ALEPPO, Syria – The United Nations hopes to carry out the first medical evacuations from Aleppo on Friday, if a “humanitarian pause” in the Syrian army’s Russian-backed assault on the city holds. Despite a drop in violence…

Russia’s Aleppo ceasefire begins but clashes erupt

10/21/2016

ALEPPO, Syria — A “humanitarian pause” took effect Thursday in the Syrian army’s Russian-backed assault on rebel-held areas of Aleppo, but it was quickly tested by fighting on a corridor opened for civilians to flee. The army…

Syria warplanes flew over Kurdish-held Hasakeh despite US warning

08/21/2016

Syrian government warplanes were again in the air over the mainly Kurdish-held city of Hasakeh early Saturday despite a US warning against any new strikes that might endanger its military advisers, a monitor said. It was not…

UN begins major evacuation in Syria

04/22/2016

Zabadani – The UN began evacuating hundreds of people from besieged Syrian towns in a rare sign of humanitarian progress, as the US Air Force for the first time deployed a B-52 bomber against the Islamic State…

UN plans food airdrop in Syria

01/23/2016

UNITED NATIONS — As images and reports of starvation in besieged Syrian communities drew an international outcry and two rare aid convoys this month, an urgent question arose: Why not drop food and other needed supplies by…

France fights back

11/17/2015

Paris – French warplanes pounded Islamic State’s Syrian stronghold Sunday in retaliation for a wave of coordinated attacks claimed by the jihadists which left 129 people dead in Paris. As the nation prepared to mourn the victims…

PARIS MOURNS

AP 11/15/2015

127 killed in terrorist attacks of concert hall, stadium, cafes French President François Hollande, speaking to the nation, said attacks on Friday that killed 127 people were “an act of war” by  terrorists of the Islamic State.…

Deadly strikes

AP 07/06/2015

Beirut — US-led coalition aircraft unleashed a series of air strikes targeting the Islamic State group’s stronghold of Raqqa in eastern Syria, killing at least 10 militants and wounding many others in one of the largest coalition…

OFWs’ numbers up despite economic boom

Vanessa Claire Lucero 06/10/2015

The number of Filipinos going overseas to work is projected to continue to increase despite the country’s good economic performance, an official said. Evelyn Durato, regional director of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), said the number…

‘He’s no terrorist. He’s a preacher who blogs’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Edison Delos Angeles 07/13/2014

Cebuana arrested with suspected Jihad preacher defends her man He is a preacher, not a terrorist. He uses his blog to teach Islam, said 32-year-old Joean Montayre, the woman who was arrested with  suspected “jihad” recruiter  Robert…

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