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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...

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Heavy US-Led Strikes As Fighters Battle IS In Syria’s Raqa

US-led coalition forces launched heavy raids into Friday morning in support of Syrian fighters battling to oust the...

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IS Kills More Than 50 People In Syria Assault

The Islamic State group killed more than 50 people in an attack on two government-held villages in central Syria's Hama...

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IS Kills More Than 50 In Central Syria Attack

The Islamic State group killed more than 50 people in an attack on two government-held villages in central Syria's Hama...

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US-Backed Syrian Rebels Advance On ISIS Raqqa Stronghold

A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance is advancing against the ISIS in the key town of Tabqa near the jihadist bastion of...

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US-Backed Syria Force Advances Against IS In Tabqa

A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance is advancing against the Islamic State group in the key town of Tabqa near the...

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Death Toll In Turkish Raids On Syria Kurds Hits 28

The toll in Turkish air raids on Kurdish positions in northeastern Syria rose to 28 killed, a monitor said Wednesday, a...

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Syria Forces Quietly Take Up Buffer Between Kurds, Turks

US-backed Syrian fighters have turned over several villages in the country's north to government forces under a deal to...

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130 Bodies Found In Syria Mass Graves

The bodies of some 130 fighters shot execution-style or beheaded by rival jihadists have been found in mass graves in...