People assist an old woman at a site hit by what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Duma in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus
People assist an old woman at a site hit by what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Duma in eastern al-Ghouta, near Damascus July 29, 2014. REUTERS/Badra Mamet (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Australia issues arrest warrants over Syria severed head photos
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Iran leader calls Israel "rabid dog", urges arms for Palestinians
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Drought compounds misery for millions in Syria
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Baghdad police find 15 dead in bloody start to Muslim holiday
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UN warns of sanctions for oil trading with Syria, Iraq militants
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U.S. says millions forced to flee for religious beliefs in 2013
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Islamic State militants open office for potential wives - monitor
The office in a town northeast of Aleppo records the names and addresses of the women so that Islamic State militants can go to their families and propose
France offers asylum to Mosul's Christians
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Police find 15 corpses in Baghdad in bloody start to Muslim Eid holiday
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