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The tip, the raid, the reveal: The takedown of al-Baghdadi 28 Oct 2019 - 10:36 am
A satellite view of the reported residence of ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to the source, near the village of Barisha, Syria, collected on September 28, 2019, is shown in this handout image released on October 27, 2019 by Maxar Technologie
Trump announces death of Islamic State leader Baghdadi 27 Oct 2019 - 04:27 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement at the White House following reports that U.S. forces attacked Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in northern Syria, in Washington, U.S., October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Iraqi cleric Sadr says government should reform or resign 27 Oct 2019 - 04:14 pm
An Iraqi protester throws back a tear gas canister amid clashes with security forces during an anti-government demonstration in Iraq's capital Baghdad on October 27, 2019.   AFP
Lebanon protesters start forming nationwide human chain 27 Oct 2019 - 02:41 pm
Lebanese protesters hold hands to form a human chain along the coast from north to south as a symbol of unity, during ongoing anti-government demonstrations in Lebanon's capital Beirut on October 27, 2019. / AFP / ANWAR AMRO
Lebanese army says it fired into the air near Tripoli after clash 26 Oct 2019 - 07:13 pm
Lebanese anti-government protesters stand behind a burning barricade during a demonstration in Beddawi town on the outskirts of the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on October 26, 2019. (AFP / Fathi AL-MASSRI)
Iraqis gather for more protests after violence kills 40 26 Oct 2019 - 02:16 pm
Iraqi protesters gather on the capital Baghdad's Al-Jumhuriyah Bridge on October 26, 2019, during an anti-government protest. Iraqi security forces fired tear gas to clear lingering protesters in Baghdad this morning, after dozens died in a bloody resumpt
Lebanese police drag protesters, remove roadblocks in Beirut 26 Oct 2019 - 01:41 pm
A makeshift camping site set up by Lebanese demonstrators is pictured in the capital Beirut's downtown district on October 26, 2019.  AFP / Patrick BAZ
Lebanese take to the streets for 10th day, defying Hezbollah 26 Oct 2019 - 01:24 pm
A long banner made up of Lebanese national flags hangs on barbed wire in front of the government headquarters, known as the Grand Serail, in the capital Beirut's downtown district on October 26, 2019.   AFP / Patrick BAZ
Russia accuses US of 'banditry' in protecting Syria's oil 26 Oct 2019 - 01:17 pm
Russian military police vehicles drive in a joint patrol with the Syrian Kurdish Asayish internal security forces in the town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, in the north of Syria's Aleppo province on October 25, 2019. / AFP / -
A better Beirut? From street clean-ups to revived buildings, protests spur city innovation 25 Oct 2019 - 10:58 pm
A young woman sorts recycling into a bin in front of the Mohammad al-Amin mosque in Beirut, Lebanon on 23 October 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Finbar Anderson
Drug lord delivers blunt Lebanon protest support 25 Oct 2019 - 04:55 pm
Nouh Zaiter, a hashish dealer on the run from Lebanese authorities, delivered a blunt message in support of anti-corruption protests that have crippled the country. (Photo courtesy: naharnet.com)
Lebanon crisis deepens as protests enter 2nd week 24 Oct 2019 - 06:26 pm
Riot police stand guard behind barbed-wire next to the Government Palace during ongoing anti-government protests in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, October 24, 2019. Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis
Trump hails 'big success' with safe zone at Turkey-Syria border 23 Oct 2019 - 04:20 pm
Turkish soldiers patrol the northern Syrian Kurdish town of Tal Abyad, on the border between Syria and Turkey, on October 23, 2019.  AFP / Bakr ALKASEM
New Tunisia president sworn in after upstart poll win 23 Oct 2019 - 03:17 pm
Tunisia's elected president Kais Saied takes the oath of office at the Assembly of People's Representatives in Tunis, Tunisia October 23, 2019REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
Lebanon paralysed for 7th day, army opens some roads 23 Oct 2019 - 01:23 pm
Lebanese protesters stand facing army soldiers after they deployed on major intersections to remove roadblocks set up by demonstrators on October 23, 2019, in the area of Zouk Mosbeh north of the capital Beirut. AFP / JOSEPH EID
Pentagon chief visits Iraq as U.S. troops withdraw from Syria 23 Oct 2019 - 10:10 am
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper addresses reporters during a media briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo
Netanyahu suffers defeat in failing to form Israeli government 22 Oct 2019 - 05:35 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a memorial ceremony held at the supreme court honouring former Supreme Court president Meir Shamgar who died on Saturday in Jerusalem October 22, 2019. Reuters/Ronen Zvulun
Lebanese keep up protests despite emergency measures 22 Oct 2019 - 11:21 am
Lebanese protesters take to the streets during demonstrations to demand better living conditions and the ouster of a cast of politicians who have monopolised power and influence for decades, on October 21, 2019 at Riad al-Solh Square in Beirut.  AFP / Anw