American-led intervention in Syria

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US-Backed Syria Force Ousts IS From Half of Raqa

A US-backed alliance has ousted Islamic State group jihadists from half of their Syrian bastion Raqa, a monitor said...

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US-Led Coalition Says More To Do In Syria After IS Loses Raqa

The US-led coalition will have "a great deal more" to do in Syria even after defeating the Islamic State in its...

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Air Strikes Pummel Syria’s Raqa As US-Backed Forces Advance On IS

Heavy bombardment and fierce fighting shook the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold Raqa on Monday, as US-backed...

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US-Backed Forces Say Advancing Against IS In Syria’s Raqa

US-backed forces said Monday they had seized a new neighbourhood from the Islamic State group in the jihadist...

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US-Backed Forces In New Push Against IS In Raqa

US-backed forces captured a new district from jihadists in Syria's Raqa but struggled to hold their positions against...

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US Troops Inside Raqa, IS Syria Stronghold

US military advisors are operating inside the city of Raqa, the Islamic State group's last major bastion in Syria, a US...

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ISIS Admits Its Leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi Is Dead

ISIS has finally admitted its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, according to reports in Iraq. The terror group is...

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Americans, Briton Dead In Fight For IS-Held Raqa

Two Americans and a Briton have died fighting alongside Syrian Kurdish forces as they battle to oust the Islamic State...

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Syria Monitor Says IS Chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Dead

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Tuesday it had information from top Islamic State group...

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Up To 50,000 Civilians Trapped In Raqa

Up to 50,000 civilians remain trapped in the Syrian jihadist stronghold of Raqa, the UN said Tuesday, warning that...

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US-Led Strikes Claim Another 119 Civilian Lives

A review of past air and artillery strikes has found that another 119 civilians were killed by the US-led coalition in...

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Anti-IS Forces Struggle To Gain Ground In Raqa

US-backed forces struggled to gain ground against the Islamic State group in Syria's Raqa on Friday, facing a wave of...

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Civilians Trapped As Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul

Iraqi forces on Thursday battled the last remaining Islamic State group fighters in Mosul's Old City, where the UN said...

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‘US-Led Strikes Killed 224 Civilians Since Allies Entered Raqa’

US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 224 civilians since the Syrian forces it backs entered Islamic State...

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US-Backed Forces Face Fierce IS Resistance In Raqa Old City

US-backed fighters inched forwards in Raqa's Old City against fierce resistance Wednesday, after penetrating the heart...

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US-Backed Forces Breach IS Defences In Heart of Syria’s Raqa

US-backed forces have penetrated the heavily fortified heart of jihadist bastion Raqa for the first time, in a key...

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US-Backed Force Enter Syria’s Raqa From South

US-backed fighters pierced jihadist-held Raqa from the south for the first time on Sunday, crossing the Euphrates River...

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US-Backed Forces In New Attack On IS In Syria’s Raqa

US-backed fighters have launched a renewed attack on Islamic State group jihadists inside their Syrian bastion Raqa,...

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Washington’s Anti-IS Envoy In Ankara After Syria Visit

The White House envoy coordinating the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group was holding talks in Ankara on...