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Troubling Questions Are Being Asked About the US Role in Yemen
A new report has named the United States as a party to the conflict in Yemen for the first time, and said that Washington is obliged to carry out its own investigations into civilian deaths.
Sorry, France — the US and Russia Aren't Joining Forces Against the Islamic State Anytime Soon
Despite the outrage of the Paris attacks, the differences in how the US and Russia approach the fight against the Islamic State are still too great for much cooperation.
France Just Can't Put Enough Boots on the Ground to Wipe Out the Islamic State
The powerful French military can do serious damage to IS, and do so in spectacular fashion. But winning a ground war against a brutal insurgency would be a very different story.
We Spoke to the Activists Live-Tweeting Airstrikes on Islamic State's Raqqa Stronghold
Members of the underground activist group Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently confirmed that the attacks so far appear to have hit only non-civilian targets.
Turkey Has Jailed Two Journalists for 'Staging a Coup Attempt' With a Magazine Cover
Two editors of the 'Nokta' news magazine have been jailed today, as dozens of other people allegedly linked to a critic of President Erdogan were arrested amid a continued crackdown on opposition voices.
The German Islamic State Rapper 'Deso Dogg' Has Been Killed in a US Airstrike
Denis Cuspert's music career took off in the mid-2000s when he gained popularity in the German gangsta rap scene with songs like 'Daz iz ein drive by.'
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia Admits Bombing MSF Hospital in Yemen — But Faults MSF
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the UN has admitted a “mistake” was made when Riyadh-led coalition jets bombed the hospital, but told VICE News that the medical charity provided his government with incorrect geographic coordinates for the facility.
Russia Claims Its First Casualty in Syria Is A Suicide
Russia says a soldier hanged himself at a Syrian airbase over a fight with his girlfriend, but his family doesn't buy it.
Assad Makes a Shock Moscow Visit to Personally Thank Putin for Russian Airstrikes
This was the Syrian president's first foreign trip since the country's crisis began in 2011 and came weeks after Russia launched airstrikes against Islamist militants there that have also bolstered Assad.
Russian Airstrikes Hit Aleppo as Rebels Resist Government Assault and Thousands Flee
Rebel groups have received shipments of US-made weapons, but some say it is not enough to counter the offensive.
'All We Could Find Were Body Parts': America's Role in Yemen's Civilian Carnage
Human rights monitors say the US is complicit in the overwhelming number of civilian deaths that continue to result from the Saudi Arabia–led bombing campaign in Yemen.
Iran, Hezbollah, and Russia Help Syrian Army Advance Near Aleppo
Bolstered by its allies, the army made gains in its offensive around the city, while Germany called on Iran to help bring an end to Syria's long civil war.