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Syrian Displaced By IS Fight Paints His Heartache

Under the Islamic State group's rule, Syrian farmer Faysal was forced to hide his sketches and paintings, but displaced...

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UK Warns More To Do To Combat IS After Mosul Victory

Britain's Defence Minister Michael Fallon praised Iraq on Sunday for defeating the Islamic State group in Mosul but...

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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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Iraqi Forces Advance In Mosul Old City, Rescue Civilians

Iraqi forces said Tuesday they were fighting fierce battles with the Islamic State group and rescuing escaping...

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US-Backed Force Pierces Into IS-Held Raqa From West

A US-backed alliance broke into the western part of the Islamic State group's stronghold Raqa on Saturday, the force...

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US-Backed Force On Eastern Edge of Syria’s Raqa

US-backed Syrian fighters reached the eastern edge of the Islamic State group's stronghold Raqa on Tuesday, a monitor...

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US-Backed Fighters Hunt For IS Holdouts In Syria’s Tabqa

US-backed fighters hunted for jihadist holdouts in Syria's Tabqa on Thursday after overrunning the city and nearby dam...

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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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US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Around North Syria Town

US-backed forces battled the Islamic State group around a key Syrian town Monday, hours after the capture of an airbase...

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US-Backed Forces Cut Key Supply Route To IS-Held Raqa

US-backed forces in Syria on Monday cut off a key supply route between the Islamic State group's stronghold Raqa and...

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Syrian Farmers Fear IS To Flood Villages Near Euphrates

Syrian farmers near the Euphrates river are terrified the Islamic State group will literally open the floodgates to...