Oil wells set alight by ISIL are visible from the newly retaken Iraqi town of al-Hud, outside Mosul, where IOM distributed 350 non-food item kits to recently displaced families. UN Photo: IOM / Jennifer Sparks (representational image)

How President Trump Plans to Defeat ISIS Terrorists

January 30, 2017February 1, 2017 RMN News Donald Trump, Iraq, ISIS, Syria, Terrorists

With a strong force of over 70,000 fighters under its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Islamic State is attacking different nations

Destruction shown in April 2016 at the World Heritage site of Palmyra in Syria. Photo: ©UNESCO

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Violent Extremists Attack Cultural Heritage Sites in Syria

January 21, 2017January 22, 2017 RMN News Extremists, Heritage, Syria, UNESCO, Violent

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reported Friday that the cultural heritage sites are increasingly been attacked

Children and their parents gather around a fire to keep warm in the yard of a large warehouse in Jibreen, now used as a shelter for thousands of families who fled violence in eastern Aleppo. Photo: UNICEF / UN043357 / Al-Issa

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Syria: 700,000 People Trapped in 15 Besieged Areas

January 17, 2017January 18, 2017 RMN News Aleppo, Syria, UNICEF, United Nations, WHO

While efforts to fully implement a ceasefire in Syria continue, top United Nations (UN) officials appealed Monday for safe access

The Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2336 (2016) on 31 December in support of Russia-Turkey efforts to end violence in Syria. UN Photo / Manuel Elias

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Security Council Supports Russia-Turkey Efforts to End Violence in Syria

January 1, 2017January 2, 2017 RMN News Russia, Security Council, Syria, Turkey, Violence

The United Nations Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming and supporting the efforts by Russia and Turkey

President of Russia Vladimir Putin. Photo courtesy: Kremlin

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Aleppo Liberation: Putin and Assad Talk to End Syrian Crisis

December 26, 2016December 26, 2016 RMN News Aleppo, Bashar al-Assad, Russia, Syria, Syrian Crisis, UN, Vladimir Putin

President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar al-Assad last week

UN vehicles travel along a road lined with remnants of destroyed buildings, Homs, Syria. (file) Photo: UNICEF / UNI178367 / Tiku (file photo)

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UN Approves Panel to Investigate War Crimes in Syria

December 23, 2016December 25, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, Syria, UN, War

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to establish an independent panel to assist in the investigation and prosecution of