Israel ‘ready to do what is necessary’ after massive drone and missile strikes from Iran
Israel says 99% percent of projectiles fired at it by Iran overnight were intercepted
Syria
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5 days in, survivors still found in quake-hit Turkey, Syria
The death toll, however, was approaching 25,000.
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Turkey and Syria earthquake: death toll passes 5,000, with 5,775 buildings confirmed collapsed
At least 3,419 have died in Turkey, while Syria toll stands at about 1,600; more than 24,000 people involved in search and rescue
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Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi killed in Syria, US says
The leader of the jihadist group Islamic State died in a U.S. special forces raid in northern Syria on Thursday when he detonated a bomb that killed him and family members, the U.S. administration said.
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Islamic State leader Baghdadi reportedly killed in Syria by U.S. forces
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to have been killed in a U.S. military operation in Syria, sources in the region said on Sunday and U.S. President Donald Trump was due to make a “major statement” at the White House.
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U.S. mulls leaving some troops in Syria to guard oil: Pentagon
The Pentagon is considering keeping some U.S. troops near oilfields in northeastern Syria alongside Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to help deny oil to Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday.
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Turkish president Erdogan 'threw Trump's Syria letter in bin'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan put US President Donald Trump's letter "in the bin", the BBC has been told.
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U.S. demands Syria ceasefire, slaps sanctions on Turkey over incursion
President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Turkey on Monday and demanded the NATO ally stop a military incursion in northeast Syria that is rapidly reshaping the battlefield of the world’s deadliest ongoing war.
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