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US withdraws from Syria, ISIS defeated
Middle East
December 20, 2018
US withdraws from Syria, ISIS defeated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump overrode his top national security aides, blindsided US ground commanders, and stunned lawmakers…
Hundreds of bodies exhumed from mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa
Middle East
November 28, 2018
Hundreds of bodies exhumed from mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian workers have exhumed more than 500 bodies from one of the largest mass graves near…
US-led coalition admits airstrikes killed 77 civilians in Raqqa, Syria
Middle East
August 7, 2018
US-led coalition admits airstrikes killed 77 civilians in Raqqa, Syria
Washington (CNN) – After previously slamming a June report by Amnesty International, the US-led military coalition fighting ISIS is now…
Coalition attacks on Syria’s Raqqa may have broken law: Amnesty
Middle East
June 5, 2018
Coalition attacks on Syria’s Raqqa may have broken law: Amnesty
Attacks by the US-led coalition against Islamic State in the Syrian city of Raqqa last year may have broken…
German rapper-turned-jihadi Denis Cuspert reportedly killed in Syria
Middle East
January 19, 2018
German rapper-turned-jihadi Denis Cuspert reportedly killed in Syria
Germany’s most well-known jihadi, Denis Cuspert, has been killed in Syria, a pro “Islamic State” (IS) media site has reported.…
Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians
Middle East
December 21, 2017
Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians
The price Mosul’s residents paid in blood to see their city freed was 9,000 to 11,000 dead, a civilian casualty…
Turkish President says US moved IS militants from Raqqa to Egyptian desert
Egypt
December 6, 2017
Turkish President says US moved IS militants from Raqqa to Egyptian desert
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that militants of the Islamic State (IS) group who were based in its Syrian ‘capital’, Raqqa,…
French military say coalition opposed IS withdrawal from Raqqa
Middle East
November 16, 2017
French military say coalition opposed IS withdrawal from Raqqa
France’s military said on Thursday the coalition battling Islamic State in Syria had opposed a deal allowing fighters of the…
Turkey ‘appalled’ by US stance on IS withdrawal from Raqqa: ministry
Middle East
November 15, 2017
Turkey ‘appalled’ by US stance on IS withdrawal from Raqqa: ministry
Turkey on Tuesday said it was appalled by the approach of the US Department of Defense towards an agreement between…
US forces ‘illegal invaders’ in Syria: Assad advisor
Middle East
November 8, 2017
US forces ‘illegal invaders’ in Syria: Assad advisor
US and Turkish troops are “illegal invader” forces on Syrian territory and Syria will “deal with” them, a top adviser…