The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias, had halted their battle after Turkey launched an assault in January against northern Afrin region

US-backed Syrian forces relaunch operations against Islamic State

The Argentine pontiff has put the plight of people fleeing war, persecution and poverty at the heart of his five-year papacy, putting him at odds with a wave of anti-immigrant sentiment in many parts of the world

Pope hits out at critics of his pro-migrant policy

A spokesman for the rebel fighters said they entered Afrin before dawn from three fronts, meeting no resistance

Syrian rebel fighters enter Afrin town, Kurdish forces pull out

The death toll included 58 children and 42 women, the group said and more than 1,200 people were wounded

Death toll increases to 250 in Syria air strikes

Taliban insurgents issued an astounding 17,000-word appeal sent under the banner of "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan," to the "American people"

Want to end war through dialogue: Afghan Taliban

18,000 people had been killed and 36,000 wounded in the war with the Islamic State.

Iraq says war with Islamic State killed 18,000

However, there has been no information on whether the two leaders have had a word recently

Trump: 'I probably have a very good relationship with Kim Jong-Un'

The two states,?Bengal and Odisha, had entered the fray to stake their claim on the dessert for far too long.

Finally, Bengal wins 'Rosogolla war' over Odisha

What has changed after years of campaigns and protests? The law. But are our children any less victimised? No.

Why Child Rights campaigns in India have failed to stop incidents like Ryan school murder

The Israelis have turned war into a fine art, complete with blooming hydrangeas in the kitchen garden and lace doilies on the window sill.

There is an Israel beyond the gunfire

While Asia has potentials to lead the world in the recent future there are also fears of a possible big war in Asia.

Are we heading towards an Asian Century or an Asian war?

The past two years have seen every truce collapse and have left Poroshenko at a loss about what to do

Two years on since peace deal, war simmers in Ukraine

From Berlin in WW II to Aleppo, the economic cost of armed conflict, putting aside the human toll, should be enough to end war

War disrupts it all: It will take $180 billion to rebuild Syria

Owing to pressure, these kids mature faster than those living in their homes

A refugee child misses out on things your average kid takes for granted

Pope insisted that he was not talking about a war of religion, but rather one of domination of peoples and economic interests

Pope Francis: Attacks show 'world is at war', religion not to blame

The fighting between government forces and Houthi forces regarding the control of Taiz has spurred allegations of war crimes

UN?calls?for?humanitarian?truce?in?Yemen's?Taiz province

More than 100 people have been killed in the seven weeks since Rodrigo Duterte was elected President

Nine more killed in controversial Philippines drug war

The sinking, in which 500 people died, had been one of the worst known disasters involving migrants trying to reach Europe by ship

Italy recovers 217 bodies from 2015 shipwreck

His 1978 film about the Vietnam War starring Robert De Niro won five Academy Awards, including best picture and best director

Oscar winning director of 'Deer Hunter' Michael Cimino, dead at 77

Duterte urged citizens to kill suspected drug addicts and promised to protect police from legal charges that may result from mass killings

Philippine police kill 10 with suspected drug links under new President

Commission of Inquiry also said that Al-Qaeda affiliated militants may have recruited hundreds of children

700 medical workers dead since Syria war began: UN investigators

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