Thomas Barnouin was captured by Kurdish forces in Syria in 2017. Photo: YPG Press Office

French extremist Thomas Barnouin tells Iraqi court he regrets joining ISIS

Barnouin is one of 47 French nationals transferred from north-eastern Syria to Iraq last year

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Lebanon seizes 40kg of cocaine at Beirut airport

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After years of war, Syria and Lebanon turning corner to rebuild, US envoy says

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Syria in negotiations about joining Makkah pact, says Foreign Minister

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Jordan stops fighters entering from Syria amid heightened border tensions

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Four children among five killed as flash floods hit Syria

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Iraqi Prime Minister takes direct control of intelligence service

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A sketch of the proceedings at the Karkh Criminal Court in Baghdad. Photo: Supreme Judicial Council

Iraqi court hands life sentences to three more French ISIS members

Former members of group express remorse and say they were 'brainwashed'

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CommentGulf countries can turn the Syrian refugee crisis into an engine of regional growth

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'One people in two countries': Iraq's Al Zaidi calls for partnership with Syria

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Jordan and Syria form joint security committee after deadly strikes

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Jordan says 20 ISIS militants killed in air strikes on Syria

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On The RecordDruze leader Walid Joumblatt says Israel will 'never leave' southern Lebanon

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ExclusiveSyria sends troops to Sweida as Israel moves in equipment

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Debris from a Jordanian strike is scattered across the village of Al Taf, in Deraa. Ahmad Fallaha / The National
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Jordan says 20 ISIS militants killed in air strikes on Syria

Damascus denies co-ordination with Amman and says a woman and children were among those killed

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On The RecordDruze leader Walid Joumblatt says Israel will 'never leave' southern Lebanon

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ExclusiveSyria sends troops to Sweida as Israel moves in equipment

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Two Syrian security personnel killed in anti-ISIS raid

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