American-led intervention in Syria

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IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq, Military Says

The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...

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IS Now Controls Less Than Seven Percent of Iraq

The Islamic State group now controls less than seven percent of Iraq, down from the 40 percent it held nearly three...

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Trump, May Aim To Convince Moscow To End Assad Support

A "window of opportunity" exists to convince Moscow to end its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, British...

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Strike Kills 15 Near Syria’s IS-Held Raqa

At least 15 civilians, including four children, were killed in a suspected US-led coalition airstrike on Saturday near...

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Iran’s Rouhani Says Trump Abetting Syria ‘terrorists’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that "terrorists" were applauding his US counterpart Donald Trump for...

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Syria Grows Increasingly Volatile For US Forces

Friday's strike on a Syrian airbase marks the first direct US attack on the Damascus regime, raising questions about...

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US Launches Cruise Missiles On Syrian Airbase

The United States on Friday fired dozens of cruise missiles at a government-controlled airbase in Syria, in retaliation...

International

Syria Strike Illegal, Damages US-Russia Ties

The Russian government has condemned missile strikes by the US on a Syrian airbase, saying Washington's action would...

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Pentagon Has Broad Military Arsenal Available For Syria Strike

The United States has been fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria since 2014, so has amassed a huge...

International

US-Led Strikes Kill 229 Civilians In 3years

At a time of growing concern about civilian casualties in Iraq, the US-led coalition issued a report Saturday that says...

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US-Led Strikes ‘likely’ Caused 229 Civilian Deaths Since 2014

Air strikes by the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group have likely "unintentionally" killed 229 civilians...

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High-Tech War Kit Can’t Prevent Civilian Deaths In Iraq

Despite using state-of-the-art weaponry, the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq appears unable...

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IS Propaganda Team Killed In Iraq Air Strike

The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said Thursday that it had killed a propaganda chief and...

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IS Fighters In Mosul Provoking Coalition Strikes On Civilians

Islamic State group fighters battling Iraqi forces in Mosul are holding civilians hostage in buildings and then...

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Suicide Truck Bomber Kills 17 In Baghdad

A suicide truck bomber targeted a police checkpoint in southern Baghdad on Wednesday night, killing 17 people and...

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IS Counter-Attacks To Defend North Syria Stronghold

Clashes raged around a key northern Syrian town on Tuesday after the Islamic State group launched a counter-attack to...

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IS Counter-Attacks To Defend North Syria Town

The Islamic State group launched a counter-attack Tuesday against US-backed fighters closing in on a key jihadist-held...

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At Syria Dam, US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Jihadists

The road to the Tabqa dam in northern Syria is strewn with evidence of the clashes being waged by a US-backed alliance...

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Syria Force Halts Push On IS-Held Dam For Repairs

US-backed Syrian fighters on Monday paused their offensive for a key dam held by the Islamic State group to allow a...