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US Airborne Raid Kills 1 In Village Controlled By Syrian Regime: Report
The airborne raid is the first such operation in Syrian regime-controlled areas, said the Britain-based Observatory for Human Rights.
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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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Suspected US Coalition Strikes Kill 56 Civilians In ISIS-Held Syrian City: Report
At least 56 civilians were killed on Tuesday in air strikes north of the besieged Islamic State-held city of Manbij in northern Syria, and residents said they believed the attack was carried out by U.S.-led warplanes, a monitoring group said.
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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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Top Islamic State Official Suggests The Militants Are Feeling The Heat
One of the Islamic State's most hunted leaders delivered a rare speech on Saturday that suggested the militants are feeling the pinch of recent territorial losses and the killing of key officials in U.S. airstrikes.
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NIA Seeks Details On ISIS' India Chief Killed In US Airstrike
The Islamic State's chief recruiter in India has been killed in a US airstrike in Syria last week, ending a large hunt of security agencies for a man considered "extremely crucial" in setting up the terror network's fledgling bases in the country, official sources said on Monday.
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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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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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Barack Obama Tells Fearful America ISIS Will Be Defeated
US President Barack Obama vowed Sunday that America would destroy the ISIS and hunt down its followers at home or abroad, in a rare address from the Oval Office to a jittery nation.
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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 Strikes ISIS as Global Resolve to Defeat Terrorists Intensifies
French warplanes pounded Islamic State targets and Russia vowed to ramp up its bombing campaign in Syria today as the devastating attacks on Paris galvanised international resolve to destroy the terrorists and end the Syrian war.
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US Strike Kills Former German Rapper Who Joined Islamic State
A former German rapper who participated in propaganda videos for Islamic State and sought to lure foreigners to the militant group has been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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US Airdrops Ammunition to Syria Arabs After Strategy Revamp
The United States said on Monday it carried out an ammunition airdrop for Syrian Arab groups battling Islamic State, as Washington shifts its focus to arming fighters inside Syria after ending a failed programme to train a new rebel force.
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Why Russia's Syria War is Bad News for the US (and Why It Isn't)
Russian warplanes are conducting airstrikes now in Syria, according to a slew of news reports. The move follows authorization by a vote in Russian parliament as well as weeks of Kremlin messaging about the importance of bolstering the Syrian regime to combat the Islamic State.
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US Airborne Raid Kills 1 In Village Controlled By Syrian Regime: Report
The airborne raid is the first such operation in Syrian regime-controlled areas, said the Britain-based Observatory for Human Rights.
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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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Suspected US Coalition Strikes Kill 56 Civilians In ISIS-Held Syrian City: Report
At least 56 civilians were killed on Tuesday in air strikes north of the besieged Islamic State-held city of Manbij in northern Syria, and residents said they believed the attack was carried out by U.S.-led warplanes, a monitoring group said.
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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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Top Islamic State Official Suggests The Militants Are Feeling The Heat
One of the Islamic State's most hunted leaders delivered a rare speech on Saturday that suggested the militants are feeling the pinch of recent territorial losses and the killing of key officials in U.S. airstrikes.
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NIA Seeks Details On ISIS' India Chief Killed In US Airstrike
The Islamic State's chief recruiter in India has been killed in a US airstrike in Syria last week, ending a large hunt of security agencies for a man considered "extremely crucial" in setting up the terror network's fledgling bases in the country, official sources said on Monday.
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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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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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Barack Obama Tells Fearful America ISIS Will Be Defeated
US President Barack Obama vowed Sunday that America would destroy the ISIS and hunt down its followers at home or abroad, in a rare address from the Oval Office to a jittery nation.
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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 Strikes ISIS as Global Resolve to Defeat Terrorists Intensifies
French warplanes pounded Islamic State targets and Russia vowed to ramp up its bombing campaign in Syria today as the devastating attacks on Paris galvanised international resolve to destroy the terrorists and end the Syrian war.
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US Strike Kills Former German Rapper Who Joined Islamic State
A former German rapper who participated in propaganda videos for Islamic State and sought to lure foreigners to the militant group has been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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US Airdrops Ammunition to Syria Arabs After Strategy Revamp
The United States said on Monday it carried out an ammunition airdrop for Syrian Arab groups battling Islamic State, as Washington shifts its focus to arming fighters inside Syria after ending a failed programme to train a new rebel force.
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Why Russia's Syria War is Bad News for the US (and Why It Isn't)
Russian warplanes are conducting airstrikes now in Syria, according to a slew of news reports. The move follows authorization by a vote in Russian parliament as well as weeks of Kremlin messaging about the importance of bolstering the Syrian regime to combat the Islamic State.
