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Raid By US, Iraqi Forces Kill 15 ISIS Members In West Iraq
A joint operation by American and Iraqi forces killed 15 members of the Islamic State group in western Iraq, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Friday.
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How Elite US Forces Launched "Dangerous Nighttime Raid" To Kill Baghdadi
As President Donald Trump and senior advisers settled into the Situation Room on Saturday evening, elite US forces more than 6,000 miles away launched one of the most significant counterterrorism operations in the campaign against the Islamic State. , ,
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Warplanes Take Off To Fight ISIS From This Ship. It Has Starbucks, Salons
Day and night, warplanes take off from the USS Eisenhower for Iraq or Syria. But below deck on the vast aircraft carrier, the fight against the ISIS group feels a world away.
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Ambassador Denies US Conducting Helicopter Raids In Northern Iraq
The US ambassador to Iraq has denied reports that the United States has been carrying out helicopter raids against ISIS militants in northern Iraq.
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US Raid in Syria Sets Template for New Operations
The United States has been eliminating a mid- to high-level Islamic State figure every two days, on average, contributing to President Obama's decision to send a new Special Operations force to Iraq to intensify efforts to locate and kill militant leaders there and in Syria, a senior administration official said Thursday.
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Pentagon Identifies US Soldier Killed in Anti-Islamic State Raid
The Pentagon on Friday identified the US serviceman killed during a hostage rescue mission in Iraq as Joshua Wheeler, the first American soldier to die there since 2011.
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US Returns Iraqi Artefacts Recovered in Syria Raid
The United States returned Wednesday hundreds of Iraqi artefacts its special forces recovered during a raid in Syria against a man described as the Islamic State group's top financier.
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More Than 10,000 Jihadists Killed in Coalition Raids: US
More than 10,000 jihadists have been killed in air strikes against the Islamic State group over a nine-month coalition campaign, US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.
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Coalition Hits Islamic State in Tikrit With 17 Air Strikes: US
US-led warplanes carried out 17 air strikes against Islamic State jihadists in Tikrit overnight in the first wave of coalition bombing raids in support of an Iraqi government offensive to recapture the town, the military said on Thursday.
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US-Led Raids on Islamic State Targets After Christians Seized: Monitor
A US-led coalition carried out air strikes against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria on Thursday after the jihadists seized at least 220 Assyrian Christians there, a monitor said.
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US-Led Air Strikes Focus on Islamic State Kobane in Syria
US-led air strikes in Syria focused on the contested city of Kobane near the Turkish border on Thursday, with six air strikes that destroyed seven Islamic State fighting positions, a building and a tactical unit, the US military said.
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US-Led Aircraft Carry Out 61 Raids in Iraq Since Monday: Military
US and allied warplanes carried out 61 air strikes against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq since Monday, including dozens of raids in support of Kurdish forces, the military said Wednesday.
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Iranian Jets Carried Out Anti-Islamic State Air Raids in Iraq: US Military
Iranian fighter jets bombed Islamic State jihadists in eastern Iraq in recent days, but the strikes were not coordinated with US forces, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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US Reports 12 Air Strikes Against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
U.S. forces, in coordination with Iraqi ground troops, also conducted six air strikes against the militant group in Iraq near Fallujah and Bayji with help from France and the United Kingdom, Central Command said.
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How US is Pinpointing ISIS Targets in Air War
Before coalition aircraft bomb Islamic State jihadists in Syria and Iraq, an array of US surveillance planes, satellites and spies on the ground gather intelligence to help pinpoint targets and provide a picture of the battlefield.
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Raid By US, Iraqi Forces Kill 15 ISIS Members In West Iraq
A joint operation by American and Iraqi forces killed 15 members of the Islamic State group in western Iraq, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Friday.
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How Elite US Forces Launched "Dangerous Nighttime Raid" To Kill Baghdadi
As President Donald Trump and senior advisers settled into the Situation Room on Saturday evening, elite US forces more than 6,000 miles away launched one of the most significant counterterrorism operations in the campaign against the Islamic State. , ,
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Warplanes Take Off To Fight ISIS From This Ship. It Has Starbucks, Salons
Day and night, warplanes take off from the USS Eisenhower for Iraq or Syria. But below deck on the vast aircraft carrier, the fight against the ISIS group feels a world away.
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Ambassador Denies US Conducting Helicopter Raids In Northern Iraq
The US ambassador to Iraq has denied reports that the United States has been carrying out helicopter raids against ISIS militants in northern Iraq.
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US Raid in Syria Sets Template for New Operations
The United States has been eliminating a mid- to high-level Islamic State figure every two days, on average, contributing to President Obama's decision to send a new Special Operations force to Iraq to intensify efforts to locate and kill militant leaders there and in Syria, a senior administration official said Thursday.
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Pentagon Identifies US Soldier Killed in Anti-Islamic State Raid
The Pentagon on Friday identified the US serviceman killed during a hostage rescue mission in Iraq as Joshua Wheeler, the first American soldier to die there since 2011.
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US Returns Iraqi Artefacts Recovered in Syria Raid
The United States returned Wednesday hundreds of Iraqi artefacts its special forces recovered during a raid in Syria against a man described as the Islamic State group's top financier.
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More Than 10,000 Jihadists Killed in Coalition Raids: US
More than 10,000 jihadists have been killed in air strikes against the Islamic State group over a nine-month coalition campaign, US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.
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Coalition Hits Islamic State in Tikrit With 17 Air Strikes: US
US-led warplanes carried out 17 air strikes against Islamic State jihadists in Tikrit overnight in the first wave of coalition bombing raids in support of an Iraqi government offensive to recapture the town, the military said on Thursday.
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US-Led Raids on Islamic State Targets After Christians Seized: Monitor
A US-led coalition carried out air strikes against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria on Thursday after the jihadists seized at least 220 Assyrian Christians there, a monitor said.
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US-Led Air Strikes Focus on Islamic State Kobane in Syria
US-led air strikes in Syria focused on the contested city of Kobane near the Turkish border on Thursday, with six air strikes that destroyed seven Islamic State fighting positions, a building and a tactical unit, the US military said.
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US-Led Aircraft Carry Out 61 Raids in Iraq Since Monday: Military
US and allied warplanes carried out 61 air strikes against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq since Monday, including dozens of raids in support of Kurdish forces, the military said Wednesday.
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Iranian Jets Carried Out Anti-Islamic State Air Raids in Iraq: US Military
Iranian fighter jets bombed Islamic State jihadists in eastern Iraq in recent days, but the strikes were not coordinated with US forces, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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US Reports 12 Air Strikes Against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
U.S. forces, in coordination with Iraqi ground troops, also conducted six air strikes against the militant group in Iraq near Fallujah and Bayji with help from France and the United Kingdom, Central Command said.
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How US is Pinpointing ISIS Targets in Air War
Before coalition aircraft bomb Islamic State jihadists in Syria and Iraq, an array of US surveillance planes, satellites and spies on the ground gather intelligence to help pinpoint targets and provide a picture of the battlefield.
