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42 Civilians Dead In US-Led Strikes On Raqa: Report
At least 42 civilians were killed on Monday in a barrage of US-led air strikes on ISIS territory in the Syrian city of Raqa, a monitor said.
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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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New Conflicts Threaten Syria After ISIS Defeat
Sheen Ibrahim's track record fighting ultra-hardline terrorists explains US President Donald Trump's policy of arming Syrian Kurds like her as he seeks to eradicate ISIS. It also highlights the risks.
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ISIS Chief Baghdadi May Have Died, Claims Russian Military
Russia's Defence Ministry revealed today while checking information that a Russian air strike near the Syrian city of Raqqa may have killed the ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in late may, according to Russian news agencies.
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Syrian Government Warplanes Strike ISIS Near Raqqa City: Report
US-backed militias have separately been pushing into the edges of Raqqa city in the first days of their attack to seize ISIS's base of operations in Syria.
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US-Backed Syrian Democratic Forces Enters ISIS-Held Raqqa From East: Commander
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces broke into the ISIS's Syrian bastion of Raqqa on Tuesday, less than an hour after declaring a new phase in their fight for the city.
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French Defence Minister Sees Raqqa Battle Starting In Coming Days
A battle against ISIS to recapture the Syrian city of Raqqa is likely to start in the coming days, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday.
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Air Strikes Hit ISIS Stronghold In Syria: Human Rights Body
More than 35 air strikes hit ISIS's de facto capital in Syria overnight, killing at least 13 people and wounding many in the city of Raqqa, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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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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U.S. Drone Strike Targets Executioner of Hostages
The U.S. military launched a drone strike Thursday targeting "Jihadi John," the masked Islamic State terrorist who beheaded several Western hostages in Syria and came to symbolize the brutality of the militant group, U.S. officials said.
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Russian Air Strikes Kill 42 in Islamic State-Held Raqqa, Syria: Monitor
Air strikes by Russian warplanes on the Islamic State-held Syrian city of Raqqa killed 42 people earlier this week, including 27 civilians, monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said today.
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Warplanes Bomb Islamic State Bastion Raqqa in Eastern Syria - Residents, Monitors
Warplanes bombed the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa, stronghold of Islamic State insurgents, on Thursday, hitting some of the group's offices and killing at least four civilians in the vicinity, residents and a monitor group said.
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In the 'Islamic State': For Boys, God and Guns; For Girls, God and Cooking
War closed most schools in Yahyah Hadidi's home town in 2013, as battles raged between Syrian rebels and the government.
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Suspected US Drone Kills Islamic State Figure in Syria: Report
A drone strike as part of a US led campaign against Islamic State militants killed a senior figure from the hardline group in its Syrian stronghold Raqqa city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said today.
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42 Civilians Dead In US-Led Strikes On Raqa: Report
At least 42 civilians were killed on Monday in a barrage of US-led air strikes on ISIS territory in the Syrian city of Raqa, a monitor said.
-
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.
-
New Conflicts Threaten Syria After ISIS Defeat
Sheen Ibrahim's track record fighting ultra-hardline terrorists explains US President Donald Trump's policy of arming Syrian Kurds like her as he seeks to eradicate ISIS. It also highlights the risks.
-
ISIS Chief Baghdadi May Have Died, Claims Russian Military
Russia's Defence Ministry revealed today while checking information that a Russian air strike near the Syrian city of Raqqa may have killed the ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in late may, according to Russian news agencies.
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Syrian Government Warplanes Strike ISIS Near Raqqa City: Report
US-backed militias have separately been pushing into the edges of Raqqa city in the first days of their attack to seize ISIS's base of operations in Syria.
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US-Backed Syrian Democratic Forces Enters ISIS-Held Raqqa From East: Commander
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces broke into the ISIS's Syrian bastion of Raqqa on Tuesday, less than an hour after declaring a new phase in their fight for the city.
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French Defence Minister Sees Raqqa Battle Starting In Coming Days
A battle against ISIS to recapture the Syrian city of Raqqa is likely to start in the coming days, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday.
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Air Strikes Hit ISIS Stronghold In Syria: Human Rights Body
More than 35 air strikes hit ISIS's de facto capital in Syria overnight, killing at least 13 people and wounding many in the city of Raqqa, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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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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U.S. Drone Strike Targets Executioner of Hostages
The U.S. military launched a drone strike Thursday targeting "Jihadi John," the masked Islamic State terrorist who beheaded several Western hostages in Syria and came to symbolize the brutality of the militant group, U.S. officials said.
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Russian Air Strikes Kill 42 in Islamic State-Held Raqqa, Syria: Monitor
Air strikes by Russian warplanes on the Islamic State-held Syrian city of Raqqa killed 42 people earlier this week, including 27 civilians, monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said today.
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Warplanes Bomb Islamic State Bastion Raqqa in Eastern Syria - Residents, Monitors
Warplanes bombed the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa, stronghold of Islamic State insurgents, on Thursday, hitting some of the group's offices and killing at least four civilians in the vicinity, residents and a monitor group said.
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In the 'Islamic State': For Boys, God and Guns; For Girls, God and Cooking
War closed most schools in Yahyah Hadidi's home town in 2013, as battles raged between Syrian rebels and the government.
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Suspected US Drone Kills Islamic State Figure in Syria: Report
A drone strike as part of a US led campaign against Islamic State militants killed a senior figure from the hardline group in its Syrian stronghold Raqqa city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said today.
