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Monitor: Insurgents advance in areas around captured Syrian town
Middle East
May 29, 2015
Monitor: Insurgents advance in areas around captured Syrian town
Insurgents who captured the last government-held town in Syria's Idlib province celebrated inside on Friday and made more advances in…
Islamic State photos purport to show unharmed Palmyra ruins
Middle East
May 28, 2015
Islamic State photos purport to show unharmed Palmyra ruins
Islamic State posted photographs online which it said were taken in the central Syrian city of Palmyra and appeared to…
Islamic State faces battle in Iraq, bombs in Syria
Middle East
May 25, 2015
Islamic State faces battle in Iraq, bombs in Syria
Islamic State poured more fighters into Ramadi as security forces and Shi'ite paramilitaries prepared to retake the Iraqi city that…
Iraq regains ground from Islamic State; mass deaths reported in Palmyra
Middle East
May 25, 2015
Iraq regains ground from Islamic State; mass deaths reported in Palmyra
Iraqi forces recaptured territory from advancing Islamic State militants near the recently-fallen city of Ramadi on Sunday, while in Syria…
State TV: Islamic State killed 400 people in Syria’s Palmyra
Middle East
May 24, 2015
State TV: Islamic State killed 400 people in Syria’s Palmyra
Islamic State fighters have killed at least 400 people in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, most of them women and…
Supporters: Islamic State raises flag over citadel in Syria’s Palmyra
Middle East
May 23, 2015
Supporters: Islamic State raises flag over citadel in Syria’s Palmyra
Islamic State fighters have raised their flag over an ancient citadel in Syria's historic city of Palmyra, pictures posted online…
News reports: Turkish jets shoot down Syrian aircraft
Middle East
May 16, 2015
News reports: Turkish jets shoot down Syrian aircraft
Turkish military jets shot down a Syrian aircraft after it violated Turkey's airspace on Saturday, media reported. It was not immediately…
US says its troops killed senior Islamic State leader in Syria raid
Middle East
May 16, 2015
US says its troops killed senior Islamic State leader in Syria raid
American special operations forces killed a senior Islamic State leader who helped direct the group's oil, gas and financial operations…
Syrian opposition armed groups reject UN invitation
Middle East
May 14, 2015
Syrian opposition armed groups reject UN invitation
Syrian armed groups opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have rejected an invitation to UN consultations in Geneva, according to a…
Observatory: Islamic State kills dozens in Syrian army-held area
Middle East
May 13, 2015
Observatory: Islamic State kills dozens in Syrian army-held area
Islamic State fighters killed dozens in an attack on Syrian army-held areas in Homs province overnight, an organization monitoring the…