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Car Bomb Kills 10 In Kurdish-Held Syria Town: Monitor
A car bomb killed at least 10 people today in a Syrian town near the Turkish border held by US-backed Kurdish-led forces, a monitoring group said.
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ISIS Lost 14 Per Cent Of Its Territory In 2015: Report
The Islamic State (IS) group lost around 14 per cent of its territory in 2015, while Syria's Kurds almost tripled the land they control, thinktank IHS Jane's said on Monday.
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Syria Army, Kurds Push Islamic State Out of Hasakeh City: Report
Syrian troops and Kurdish fighters ousted the Islamic State group from Hasakeh on Tuesday, more than a month after the jihadists attacked the northeastern city, a monitoring group said.
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US, Allies Conduct 21 Air Strikes Against Islamic State: Military
The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State in Iraq with 14 air strikes on Wednesday and conducted seven strikes against the militant group in Syria, the military said in a statement today.
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Islamic State Re-Enters Syria's Tal Abyad, Takes District: Report
Islamic State group fighters re-entered Syria's Tal Abyad today, seizing a district from the Kurdish forces who captured the border town two weeks ago, a monitor said.
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Islamic State in Two-Pronged Syria Offensive After Setbacks
The Islamic State group launched a two-pronged offensive in northern Syria today after several setbacks, reentering the symbolic town of Kobane and seizing parts of the city of Hasakeh.
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Twitter, YouTube Analysis Pinpoints Islamic State Strategy
Tweets and YouTube videos by fighters from the Islamic State group have allowed analysts to pinpoint their movements in Iraq and Syria, highlighting the group's increasing push towards government strongholds.
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A Year On, No Quick Fix to Halt Islamic State 'Caliphate'
A year after its establishment, the Islamic State group's self-declared "caliphate" in Syria and Iraq remains well-funded and heavily armed, and experts say it could be around for years to come.
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Kurds Emerge as Key Force in Fight Against Islamic State 'Caliphate'
Kurdish fighters in Iraq and Syria have emerged as some of the most effective forces battling the Islamic State jihadist group in the year since IS declared a cross-border "caliphate".
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Locals Fear Islamic State Jihadists Quietly Slipped Into Turkey
As the Syrian town of Tal Abyad taken by Kurds from Islamic State (IS) militants this week looms in the distance, one question troubles the Turkish residents on the other side.
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A Year on, Islamic State 'Caliphate' Infamous for Brutality
In the year since it declared its "caliphate," the Islamic State group has become the world's most infamous jihadist organisation, attracting international franchises and spreading fear with acts of extreme violence.
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Islamic State Suffers 'Biggest Setback' as Kurds Take Syria Border Town
Kurdish fighters seized control on Tuesday of a key border town from the Islamic State group, cutting a major supply line in the biggest setback yet for the jihadists in Syria.
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Turkey Holds Reporters 'For Asking Tough Question' About Islamic State
Turkey on Tuesday briefly detained four journalists covering the seizure by Kurdish forces of the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad, reportedly because they asked the local governor a tricky question on Islamic State (IS) militants.
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Kurds in Full Control of Syria's Tal Abyad: Report
Kurdish militia, backed by Syrian rebel forces, seized full control of a key border town from Islamic State group jihadists early today, a monitoring group said.
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Kurds Cut Road to Islamic State 'Capital' Raqa in Battle for Syria Border Town
Syrian Kurdish fighters today cut a key supply line to the Islamic State group's de facto capital Raqa as they battled to seize the jihadist-held border town of Tal Abyad.
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Car Bomb Kills 10 In Kurdish-Held Syria Town: Monitor
A car bomb killed at least 10 people today in a Syrian town near the Turkish border held by US-backed Kurdish-led forces, a monitoring group said.
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ISIS Lost 14 Per Cent Of Its Territory In 2015: Report
The Islamic State (IS) group lost around 14 per cent of its territory in 2015, while Syria's Kurds almost tripled the land they control, thinktank IHS Jane's said on Monday.
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Syria Army, Kurds Push Islamic State Out of Hasakeh City: Report
Syrian troops and Kurdish fighters ousted the Islamic State group from Hasakeh on Tuesday, more than a month after the jihadists attacked the northeastern city, a monitoring group said.
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US, Allies Conduct 21 Air Strikes Against Islamic State: Military
The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State in Iraq with 14 air strikes on Wednesday and conducted seven strikes against the militant group in Syria, the military said in a statement today.
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Islamic State Re-Enters Syria's Tal Abyad, Takes District: Report
Islamic State group fighters re-entered Syria's Tal Abyad today, seizing a district from the Kurdish forces who captured the border town two weeks ago, a monitor said.
-
Islamic State in Two-Pronged Syria Offensive After Setbacks
The Islamic State group launched a two-pronged offensive in northern Syria today after several setbacks, reentering the symbolic town of Kobane and seizing parts of the city of Hasakeh.
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Twitter, YouTube Analysis Pinpoints Islamic State Strategy
Tweets and YouTube videos by fighters from the Islamic State group have allowed analysts to pinpoint their movements in Iraq and Syria, highlighting the group's increasing push towards government strongholds.
-
A Year On, No Quick Fix to Halt Islamic State 'Caliphate'
A year after its establishment, the Islamic State group's self-declared "caliphate" in Syria and Iraq remains well-funded and heavily armed, and experts say it could be around for years to come.
-
Kurds Emerge as Key Force in Fight Against Islamic State 'Caliphate'
Kurdish fighters in Iraq and Syria have emerged as some of the most effective forces battling the Islamic State jihadist group in the year since IS declared a cross-border "caliphate".
-
Locals Fear Islamic State Jihadists Quietly Slipped Into Turkey
As the Syrian town of Tal Abyad taken by Kurds from Islamic State (IS) militants this week looms in the distance, one question troubles the Turkish residents on the other side.
-
A Year on, Islamic State 'Caliphate' Infamous for Brutality
In the year since it declared its "caliphate," the Islamic State group has become the world's most infamous jihadist organisation, attracting international franchises and spreading fear with acts of extreme violence.
-
Islamic State Suffers 'Biggest Setback' as Kurds Take Syria Border Town
Kurdish fighters seized control on Tuesday of a key border town from the Islamic State group, cutting a major supply line in the biggest setback yet for the jihadists in Syria.
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Turkey Holds Reporters 'For Asking Tough Question' About Islamic State
Turkey on Tuesday briefly detained four journalists covering the seizure by Kurdish forces of the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad, reportedly because they asked the local governor a tricky question on Islamic State (IS) militants.
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Kurds in Full Control of Syria's Tal Abyad: Report
Kurdish militia, backed by Syrian rebel forces, seized full control of a key border town from Islamic State group jihadists early today, a monitoring group said.
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Kurds Cut Road to Islamic State 'Capital' Raqa in Battle for Syria Border Town
Syrian Kurdish fighters today cut a key supply line to the Islamic State group's de facto capital Raqa as they battled to seize the jihadist-held border town of Tal Abyad.
