A damaged vehicle parks beside collapsed buildings after what activists said was a U.S.-led air strike on Kafar Joum village in West Aleppo countryside November 6, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Stringer
U.S.-Led Air Strikes Hit Al Qaeda Affiliate In Syria -- Reuters
(Reuters) - A U.S.-led coalition that was set up to fight Islamic State bombed the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front and another radical faction in northwest Syria overnight, rebels and residents said on Thursday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group, said a series of air strikes had targeted Nusra Front, including in Idlib province in northwest Syria, where last week the organization routed Western-backed Syrian rebels.
One strike on a base near the northern city of Aleppo killed at least six Nusra fighters, the Observatory said, adding that the hardline Islamist group Ahrar al-Sham was also hit overnight.
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MIDDLE EAST
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ASIA
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NATO chief to Afghans: 'You will not stand alone'.
Pakistan disputes US on militant sanctuaries.
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Taiwan Defence Minister visits disputed Spratlys.
India to appoint new defense minister in cabinet expansion.
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New Zealand rules out combat troops to fight Islamic State.
AFRICA
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16 men arrested by Nigeria soldiers 'found shot dead'.
Libya supreme court 'invalidates' elected parliament.
Gunmen storm Libya's El Sharara oilfield, shut down production.
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EUROPE
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Moscow says Kiev 'crudely violated' ceasefire.
US ‘launches money-laundering investigation’ into member of Putin’s circle. Kremlin says US probe of Putin ally is attack on president.
EU, US welcome new plan for Bosnia.
EU to press Luxembourg over tax breaks amid fresh allegations.
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Hollande popularity plumbs new low in mid-term French poll.
AMERICAS
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Canada's Harper heads to China with pressure on all sides.
Mexicans in protest march over students.
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TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
U.S.-led air strikes hit al Qaeda affiliate in Syria.
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Kuwaiti detainee released after nearly 13 years at Guantanamo.
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OPEC not in panic over sharp oil price fall.
Apple malware affects mostly Chinese users.
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