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US Military Hid Airstrikes That Killed Dozens Of Civilians In Syria: Report
The US military covered up 2019 airstrikes in Syria that killed up to 64 women and children, a possible war crime, during the battle against Islamic State, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Pentagon Confirms Airstrike Killed More Than 100 Civilians In Mosul, Blames ISIS Explosives
A U.S.-led airstrike carried out on a building in Mosul in March detonated a cache of Islamic State explosives, killing more than 100 Iraqi civilians, the Pentagon said Thursday.
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US Jets Abandoned Syrian Rebels In The Desert. Then They Lost Battle To ISIS
American warplanes were diverted from an offensive launched against the Islamic State last week by U.S.-backed rebels in Syria in order to bomb a more enticing target in Iraq, withdrawing air support at a critical moment and contributing to the failure of the rebel operation, according to U.S. officials familiar with the incident.
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Air Strikes Hit ISIS In Afghanistan Under New Rules, Says US
The United States has carried out 70 to 80 air strikes against ISIS in Afghanistan in the three months since US forces were given broader authority to target the militants, a US military spokesman said on Thursday.
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Airstrike Kills Islamic State Leader In Syria With Direct Tie To The Paris Attacks, U.S. Military Says
The U.S.-led military coalition against the Islamic State killed a key leader in Syria who had direct ties to the terrorists who carried out the attacks in Paris and was planning more attacks against the West, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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10 ISIS Leaders Killed In Airstrikes, Says US Military Official
A US military official in Iraq says that coalition airstrikes killed 10 ISIS leaders over the past month, including several linked to the Paris attacks or other plots against the West.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Says British Airstrikes Against IS Will Fail
British airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State group are illegal and doomed to fail, Syrian President Bashar Assad said in remarks published today.
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Barack Obama Calls David Cameron to Discuss UK Air Strike Against ISIS
US President Barack Obama has discussed recent UK Parliament vote that authorised airstrikes against ISIS terrorist group's targets in Syria with British Prime Minister David Cameron, the White House has said.
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US Targets ISIS With 18 Air Strikes in Iraq: US Military
The United States and its allies staged 18 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq on Thursday, according to the US-led coalition leading the military operations.
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France Says Russia Open to Cooperation in Fight Against Islamic State in Syria
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said today that Russia was sincere in wanting to cooperate in the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron Denies Syria Strikes Climbdown
The British government today denied it was abandoning plans for a parliamentary vote to join air strikes in Syria as an influential committee of MPs advised against action.
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Iraq May Request Russian Airstrikes on Islamic State Soon: Official
Iraq may request Russian airstrikes against Islamic State on its soil soon and wants Moscow to have a bigger role than the United States in the war against the group, the head of parliament's defence and security committee told Reuters today.
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UK Extends Anti-ISIS Air Strikes by a Year
The UK today announced an extention of its airstrikes against the dreaded Islamic State militant group by a year till 2017, saying that the country would continue to play its part to defeat the "barbaric regime".
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New Turkish Airstrikes Under Way Against Islamic State, Kurdistan Workers Party: PM Ahmet Davutoglu
Turkish forces on Saturday unleashed a third wave of airstrikes and ground attacks on targets of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.
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Global Publics Support US and Fight Against Islamic State: Poll
Countries across the world have a favorable view of the US and its fight against the Islamic State radical group, according to a Pew Research Center report.
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US Military Hid Airstrikes That Killed Dozens Of Civilians In Syria: Report
The US military covered up 2019 airstrikes in Syria that killed up to 64 women and children, a possible war crime, during the battle against Islamic State, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Pentagon Confirms Airstrike Killed More Than 100 Civilians In Mosul, Blames ISIS Explosives
A U.S.-led airstrike carried out on a building in Mosul in March detonated a cache of Islamic State explosives, killing more than 100 Iraqi civilians, the Pentagon said Thursday.
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US Jets Abandoned Syrian Rebels In The Desert. Then They Lost Battle To ISIS
American warplanes were diverted from an offensive launched against the Islamic State last week by U.S.-backed rebels in Syria in order to bomb a more enticing target in Iraq, withdrawing air support at a critical moment and contributing to the failure of the rebel operation, according to U.S. officials familiar with the incident.
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Air Strikes Hit ISIS In Afghanistan Under New Rules, Says US
The United States has carried out 70 to 80 air strikes against ISIS in Afghanistan in the three months since US forces were given broader authority to target the militants, a US military spokesman said on Thursday.
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Airstrike Kills Islamic State Leader In Syria With Direct Tie To The Paris Attacks, U.S. Military Says
The U.S.-led military coalition against the Islamic State killed a key leader in Syria who had direct ties to the terrorists who carried out the attacks in Paris and was planning more attacks against the West, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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10 ISIS Leaders Killed In Airstrikes, Says US Military Official
A US military official in Iraq says that coalition airstrikes killed 10 ISIS leaders over the past month, including several linked to the Paris attacks or other plots against the West.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Says British Airstrikes Against IS Will Fail
British airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State group are illegal and doomed to fail, Syrian President Bashar Assad said in remarks published today.
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Barack Obama Calls David Cameron to Discuss UK Air Strike Against ISIS
US President Barack Obama has discussed recent UK Parliament vote that authorised airstrikes against ISIS terrorist group's targets in Syria with British Prime Minister David Cameron, the White House has said.
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US Targets ISIS With 18 Air Strikes in Iraq: US Military
The United States and its allies staged 18 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq on Thursday, according to the US-led coalition leading the military operations.
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France Says Russia Open to Cooperation in Fight Against Islamic State in Syria
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said today that Russia was sincere in wanting to cooperate in the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron Denies Syria Strikes Climbdown
The British government today denied it was abandoning plans for a parliamentary vote to join air strikes in Syria as an influential committee of MPs advised against action.
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Iraq May Request Russian Airstrikes on Islamic State Soon: Official
Iraq may request Russian airstrikes against Islamic State on its soil soon and wants Moscow to have a bigger role than the United States in the war against the group, the head of parliament's defence and security committee told Reuters today.
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UK Extends Anti-ISIS Air Strikes by a Year
The UK today announced an extention of its airstrikes against the dreaded Islamic State militant group by a year till 2017, saying that the country would continue to play its part to defeat the "barbaric regime".
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New Turkish Airstrikes Under Way Against Islamic State, Kurdistan Workers Party: PM Ahmet Davutoglu
Turkish forces on Saturday unleashed a third wave of airstrikes and ground attacks on targets of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.
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Global Publics Support US and Fight Against Islamic State: Poll
Countries across the world have a favorable view of the US and its fight against the Islamic State radical group, according to a Pew Research Center report.
