American-led intervention in Syria

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Mosul Victory In ‘days’ As Pressure On IS Mounts

Iraq will declare victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul during the "next few days," a senior commander said...

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Canada Prolongs Iraq Mission To 2019

Canada will continue to train Kurdish militia for another two years as part of the US-led coalition fighting the...

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US Envoy To Anti-IS Coalition Visits Syria’s Tabqa

The White House envoy to the US-led coalition bombing the Islamic State group, Brett McGurk, met on Thursday with local...

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Children Lead the Way As Raqa Families Escape Jihadists

Trapped in their homes in Raqa and running out of supplies, Ahmad Shaabu, his family and their neighbours were...

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30 Civilians Dead In Air Strikes On IS-Held Area of Syria

Most of the Syrian town of Deir Ezzor province is controlled by the jihadists and it has been the target of air strikes...

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Dozens Dead In US-Led Strikes On Jihadist-Run Syrian Prison

US-led coalition air strikes killed nearly 60 people at a Syrian prison run by the Islamic State group, a monitor said...

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57 Dead In US-Led Strikes On IS Syria Prison

US-led coalition air strikes on a jail run by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria killed at least 57 people, the...

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US Wants To Steer Clear of Syrian Civil War

The United States will not be drawn into Syria's civil war, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has said, despite an...

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US Warns Syria Over ‘potential’ Plan For Chemical Attack

The US says it has identified “potential preparations” for another chemical attack in Syria, and issued a stark...

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US-Backed Force Has Seized A Quarter of Raqa From IS

US-backed fighters have seized a quarter of Syria's Raqa from the Islamic State group, a monitor said Monday, less than...

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Syria Hotline For US and Russia Still In Use

Russian and US military officials are still using a special hotline to communicate about operations in Syria, a US...

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Syria Regime Penetrates IS-Held Eastern Province

Syrian regime forces on Friday broke into the eastern Deir Ezzor province for the first time since 2014, a monitor...

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472 Civilians Dead In Month of US-Led Syria Strikes

US-led coalition air strikes on two Syrian provinces targeting jihadists have killed 472 civilians over the past month,...

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Macron Unveils France’s New Realpolitik For Syria

Recalibrating France's long-held policy of insisting that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad must step down, President...

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US-Led Coalition Says Syria Strike Killed ‘top IS Cleric’

The US-led coalition said Tuesday it had killed the Islamic State group's self-proclaimed top cleric in an air strike...

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US-Led Coalition Downs Iran-Made Drone In Syria

A US warplane shot down an Iranian-made drone operated by pro-regime forces in southern Syria early Tuesday, officials...

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We Retain the Right To Self Defense

The White House hit back at Russia on Monday after the Kremlin warned it would track US-led coalition aircraft in Syria...

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Daunting Aid Challenges As Civilians Flee Syria’s Raqa

The battle to oust the Islamic State group from its stronghold of Raqa is creating daunting challenges for aid groups...

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IS Battles To Keep US-Backed Syria Force From Raqa Old City

Islamic State group jihadists waged fierce battles Tuesday in their Syrian stronghold Raqa in a bid to repel US-backed...