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The fight for Dabiq heats up, but concerns mount about infighting between two key rebel groups in northern Syria

Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed, 8 wounded and 3 suffered concussions today.

Russia-backed forces reportedly used heavy artillery to shell Shirokino, on the Azov coast.

Ukraine delays troop withdrawal in north of Lugansk out of concern for increasing ceasefire violations there

Russia vetoed a French and Spanish resolution to end bombing of Aleppo at the UN Security Council, then tabled a counter-resolution that failed to pass as Western countries and allies voted against it.

Four Ukrainian soldiers were wounded and two suffered concussions today, according to a Ukrainian military briefer.

Heavy fighting continues near Aleppo, but the biggest battles today may be the rhetorical ones — live updates

This is the first simultaneous withdrawal from one of three “disengagement zones” in the Donbass.

Just an hour and a half before she was murdered, Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya gave her last interview to the regional news site Caucasian Knot, describing corruption under Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

Western-backed rebels suffer setbacks from both Islamic State terrorists and Russian airstrikes.