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Turkey Returns Fire After Syrian Shelling of Border Town

The Turkish military on Wednesday shelled targets in Syria after shelling from Syria hit a border village in Turkey, killing at least five people and wounding nine others.

Following reported shelling, Ban encourages Turkey to keep open communication channels with Syria

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An elderly Syrian woman becomes emotional when talking about Syria and her new life as a refugee in the...

US Expands Military Operations in Africa

The United States is expanding its military presence in Africa to counter the growing influence of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and other militant groups throughout North and West Africa.

Number of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries has tripled in three months – UN

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Young Syrian refugees at Jordan’s Za’atri camp.