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Unexploded bombs extend Yemen war’s deadly toll

By Ahmed Al-Haj - Associated Press

Rather than shrinking, the Islamic State — also known as ISIL and ISIS — is metastasizing globally by attracting waves of henchmen in Libya, Egypt, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Afghanistan, the Congressional Research Service said in a June 14 report for lawmakers. (Associated Press)

ISIS expands beyond Iraq-Syria base with six armies on three continents

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Shiite Houthi tribesmen hold their weapons as they chant slogans during a tribal gathering showing support for the Houthi movement, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, May 19, 2016. On Tuesday the Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdul-Malik al-Mekhlafi announced the suspension of peace talks held in Kuwait with Shiite rebels after weeks of no progress, saying the rebels refuse to accept the legitimacy of the country's internationally-recognized president. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

U.S. forces remain in Yemen amid uptick in violence

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

A worker walks on the rubble of a food factory destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) ** FILE **

U.S. military in Yemen supporting UAE, Saudi Arabia in fight against al Qaeda

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, pray at portrait adorned graves of Houthi fighters and supporters who were killed in the ongoing conflict in Yemen, a few hours before the start of a fresh cease-fire in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, April 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Sporadic fighting mars first day of cease-fire in Yemen

By Ahmed Al-Haj - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, photo, a malnourished child lies in a bed waiting to receive treatment at a therapeutic feeding center in a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen. This child is one of millions of people across countries like Syria, Yemen and Iraq are gripped by hunger, struggling to survive with little help from the outside world. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

In Mideast wars, hunger grips millions across the region

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Illustration on growing hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Iran by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

JED BABBIN: Nimir al-Nimir execution fuel for the fires of the Middle East

By Jed Babbin

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani sits during a meeting with Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. Iran's president said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia cannot "cover up" its crime of executing a leading Shiite cleric by severing diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic, even as the kingdom's allies began limiting their links to his country. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Iran says Saudi strike hits embassy in Yemen; no damage seen

By Nasser Karimi and Ahmed Al-Haj - Associated Press

Tribesmen loyal to Shiite, known as Houthis, ride on a pickup truck as they attend a tribal gathering showing support for the Houthi movement in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemen talks begin in Switzerland as cease-fire takes effect

By Jamey Keaten and Ahmed Al-Haj - Associated Press

Saudi pilots involved in U.S.-led coalition airstrikes on Islamic State targets sit in the cockpit of a fighter jet in Saudi Arabia on Sept. 24. (Associated Press)

Obama anti-ISIS coalition crumbles as Arab allies focus elsewhere

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, file photo, Christopher Stokes, the general director of the medical charity, Doctors Without Borders, which is also known by its French abbreviation MSF, stands near the charred remains of the organizations' hospital, after it was hit by a U.S. airstrike in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Stokes says the “extensive, quite precise destruction” of the bombing raid casts doubt on American military assertions that it was a mistake. (Najim Rahim via AP)

Doctors Without Borders hospital bombed in Yemen

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human rights said warplanes believed to be Russian have targeted the northern town of Al-Bab, Syria. Some see the fight among Middle East factions as a proxy war between Russia and the U.S. (Associated Press)

Iran an unlikely beneficiary of Russia’s military campaign in Syria

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015 file photo, an Emirati gunner watches for enemy fire from the rear gate of a United Arab Emirates Chinook military helicopter flying over Yemen. In Yemen’s Marib province, a key battleground in the fighting against Shiite rebels, frustration is growing in the ranks of troops backing the country’s president-in-exile after more than a week without gains on the ground. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck, File)

Yemeni pro-government forces stall in push toward capital

By AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press