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Monitor: Insurgents advance in areas around captured Syrian town
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
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