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Final Assault On ISIS In Former Syrian Capital Starts Today: Commander
A final assault on ISIS' last line of defence in its former Syrian capital Raqqa should begin on today night, a field commander for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by a US-led coalition, said today
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'Shocking' Conditions Await Civilians Fleeing ISIS In Syria
Fleeing terror in the Islamic State's last Syrian strongholds, tens of thousands of civilians have become stranded in harrowing conditions across barely functional displacement camps.
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A Journey To The Capital Of ISIS' Imagined Caliphate
It took Ahmed Brazu and his family 20 terrifying hours to escape this ravaged city, the capital of the Islamic State's imagined caliphate that has become an increasingly perilous battlefield.
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In Push To Reclaim Raqqa, Trump's Choices Range From Bad to Worse
US President Donald Trump's push against ISIS could present him with an unenviable choice: Alienate NATO ally Turkey by relying on Kurdish fighters or adopt a plan that may slow the assault and require many more US combat forces.
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Obama's White House Worked For Months On A Plan To Seize Raqqa. Trump's Team Deemed It Hopelessly Inadequate.
Planning for the final assault on Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State's caliphate, had been grinding on for more than seven months. There had been dozens of meetings of President Barack Obama's top national security team, scores of draft battle plans and hundreds of hours of anguished, late-night debates.
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3 ISIS Terrorists, Involved in Paris, Belgium Attacks Killed In Air Strike: US
A coalition air strike in Syria killed three ISIS terrorists involved in plotting foreign attacks, including two men who helped facilitate last year's attacks in Paris, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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ISIS Is No Longer So Formidable On The Battlefield
The Islamic State's recent defeats on the battlefield signal that its once-vaunted militia army has been hobbled by worsening money problems, desertions and a dwindling pool of fighters, analysts and monitoring groups say.
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ISIS Member Publicly Executes Mother For Asking Him To Leave The Group
An ISIS terrorist executed his mother in public in the Syrian city of Raqqa because she had encouraged him to leave the group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Friday.
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US-Backed Alliance Captures Key Dam From ISIS: Alliance Spokesman
A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurds and Arab rebel groups, backed by US coalition planes, captured a dam on Saturday from Islamic State, cutting a main supply route of the militants across the Euphrates, an alliance spokesman said.
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US, Allies Conduct 15 Strikes In Iraq, 7 In Syria: US Military
The United States and its allies conducted 15 air strikes in Iraq and seven in Syria gainst ISIS on Saturday, the coalition leading the operations said.
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France Launches Third Night of Air Strikes on Islamic State in Raqqa
France's defence minister said 10 warplanes were targeting Islamic State's Syrian stronghold of Raqqa for the third consecutive day on Tuesday and vowed that the campaign against the group would intensify in the coming days.
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After Putin Pledge, Russia Conducts Air Strikes on Islamic State Stronghold Raqqa in Syria
Russia struck the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa in Syria with a "significant number" of strikes that may have included long-range bombers and sea-launched cruise missiles, a US defense official has said.
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PM Modi's 10-Point Plan to Tackle Terror At G20 in Shadow of Paris Attacks
As French warplanes pounded the terror group Islamic State group's stronghold in Syria's Raqqa in retaliation for the terror attacks in Paris, in which 129 people were killed, world leaders at the G20 summit in Turkey moved closer to an agreement for global coordinated action to combat terror.
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France Launches Fierce Assault on ISIS Targets in Syria in Coordination With the US
French warplanes launched a ferocious retaliatory assault late Sunday on targets in Raqqa, Syria - the Islamic State's de facto capital - after coordination with U.S. defense officials who helped with the targeting.
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'British' Islamic State Leader Killed in US Air Strikes in Syria: Report
A "British" leader of Islamic State and three other foreign militants have been killed in US led air strikes in northern Syrian town of Raqqa, monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on today.
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Final Assault On ISIS In Former Syrian Capital Starts Today: Commander
A final assault on ISIS' last line of defence in its former Syrian capital Raqqa should begin on today night, a field commander for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by a US-led coalition, said today
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'Shocking' Conditions Await Civilians Fleeing ISIS In Syria
Fleeing terror in the Islamic State's last Syrian strongholds, tens of thousands of civilians have become stranded in harrowing conditions across barely functional displacement camps.
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A Journey To The Capital Of ISIS' Imagined Caliphate
It took Ahmed Brazu and his family 20 terrifying hours to escape this ravaged city, the capital of the Islamic State's imagined caliphate that has become an increasingly perilous battlefield.
-
In Push To Reclaim Raqqa, Trump's Choices Range From Bad to Worse
US President Donald Trump's push against ISIS could present him with an unenviable choice: Alienate NATO ally Turkey by relying on Kurdish fighters or adopt a plan that may slow the assault and require many more US combat forces.
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Obama's White House Worked For Months On A Plan To Seize Raqqa. Trump's Team Deemed It Hopelessly Inadequate.
Planning for the final assault on Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State's caliphate, had been grinding on for more than seven months. There had been dozens of meetings of President Barack Obama's top national security team, scores of draft battle plans and hundreds of hours of anguished, late-night debates.
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3 ISIS Terrorists, Involved in Paris, Belgium Attacks Killed In Air Strike: US
A coalition air strike in Syria killed three ISIS terrorists involved in plotting foreign attacks, including two men who helped facilitate last year's attacks in Paris, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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ISIS Is No Longer So Formidable On The Battlefield
The Islamic State's recent defeats on the battlefield signal that its once-vaunted militia army has been hobbled by worsening money problems, desertions and a dwindling pool of fighters, analysts and monitoring groups say.
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ISIS Member Publicly Executes Mother For Asking Him To Leave The Group
An ISIS terrorist executed his mother in public in the Syrian city of Raqqa because she had encouraged him to leave the group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Friday.
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US-Backed Alliance Captures Key Dam From ISIS: Alliance Spokesman
A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurds and Arab rebel groups, backed by US coalition planes, captured a dam on Saturday from Islamic State, cutting a main supply route of the militants across the Euphrates, an alliance spokesman said.
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US, Allies Conduct 15 Strikes In Iraq, 7 In Syria: US Military
The United States and its allies conducted 15 air strikes in Iraq and seven in Syria gainst ISIS on Saturday, the coalition leading the operations said.
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France Launches Third Night of Air Strikes on Islamic State in Raqqa
France's defence minister said 10 warplanes were targeting Islamic State's Syrian stronghold of Raqqa for the third consecutive day on Tuesday and vowed that the campaign against the group would intensify in the coming days.
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After Putin Pledge, Russia Conducts Air Strikes on Islamic State Stronghold Raqqa in Syria
Russia struck the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa in Syria with a "significant number" of strikes that may have included long-range bombers and sea-launched cruise missiles, a US defense official has said.
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PM Modi's 10-Point Plan to Tackle Terror At G20 in Shadow of Paris Attacks
As French warplanes pounded the terror group Islamic State group's stronghold in Syria's Raqqa in retaliation for the terror attacks in Paris, in which 129 people were killed, world leaders at the G20 summit in Turkey moved closer to an agreement for global coordinated action to combat terror.
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France Launches Fierce Assault on ISIS Targets in Syria in Coordination With the US
French warplanes launched a ferocious retaliatory assault late Sunday on targets in Raqqa, Syria - the Islamic State's de facto capital - after coordination with U.S. defense officials who helped with the targeting.
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'British' Islamic State Leader Killed in US Air Strikes in Syria: Report
A "British" leader of Islamic State and three other foreign militants have been killed in US led air strikes in northern Syrian town of Raqqa, monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on today.
