Animated map shows the spread of ISIS through Iraq and Syria
The Islamic State has grabbed the world's attention by pushing through Iraq and war-torn Syria using barbaric tactics. Here's how they did it, and what's being done to stop them.Produced by Alex...
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NATO calls 'extraordinary meeting' after Turkey downs Russian jet
Brussels (AFP) - NATO allies will hold an "extraordinary" meeting Tuesday at Ankara's request to discuss Turkey's shooting down of a Russian fighter jet along the Syrian border, an alliance official...
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Putin: Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane 'a stab in the back' by...
Russian President Vladimir Putin harshly rebuked Turkey for its downing of a Russian warplane Tuesday morning."Today's loss is linked to a stab in the back delivered to us by accomplices of...
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Russian helicopter reportedly forced to crash land in Syria after being shot...
Syrian fighters fired at a Russian helicopter forcing it to make an emergency landing in a nearby government-held area in Syria's Latakia province on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...
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Turkey's downing of a Russian jet is not the start of World War III
Is the shooting down of a Russian Su-24 ‘Fencer’ bomber by a Turkish fighter – the first direct NATO vs Russia combat incident – a big deal or not? My first thoughts are that the answer is probably...
View ArticleHere's video of a Russian plane being shot down near the Turkey-Syria border
The Turkish military shot down a Russian jet that it says violated its airspace on Tuesday.Turkey says the plane didn't respond to repeated warnings.The jet was carrying two pilots, who reportedly...
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Russia’s foreign minister cancels his trip to Turkey after jet downing
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday he would not visit Turkey as planned on Nov. 25 following Turkey's downing of a Russian fighter jet.Lavrov, speaking to reporters in the southern...
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What everyone involved in the Syria conflict wants in one giant slide
On Tuesday morning, the Turkish military said it shot down a Russian fighter jet on the Turkish-Syrian border.Turkey, a NATO member, says the Russian jet violated Turkish airspace. Russia has denied...
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Who are the Turkmen reportedly holding a downed Russian pilot?
The downing of a Russian fighter jet on Syria's Mount Turkmen has thrown the spotlight on to its inhabitants, part of the broader Turkmen community that stretches across northern Syria and Iraq.In...
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Pentagon: This is between Turkey and Russia, and 'our focus is on ISIS'
US operations in Syria and Iraq are continuing "as planned," Army Col. Steve Warren said Tuesday, hours after Turkey reportedly shot down a Russian warplane."This is an incident between the Russian and...
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US military has released video of its airstrikes pounding ISIS oil trucks
The US military has released new videos showcasing the anti-ISIS coalition's latest airstrikes against ISIS oil trucks. The airstrikes, which were conducted on over the weekend in eastern Syria,...
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Obama: The downing of a Russian jet 'points to an ongoing problem with...
US President Barack Obama suggested that some blame lies with Russia after one of its military jets was shot down after it supposedly violated Turkish airspace on Tuesday.During a press conference with...
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Hollande: US, France to step up anti-ISIS strikes in Syria and Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday the United States and France have agreed to step up strikes in Syria and Iraq to target Islamic State militants after the...
View ArticlePeople are calling ISIS by a name they don’t want anyone to use
The term DAESH is slowly beginning to replace ISIS, ISIL, or IS in diplomatic discourse around the world. The militant group strongly abhors this term, as it undermines their legitimacy. Produced by...
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How we found one of the Paris suicide bombers on Facebook
On 16 November, three days after the Paris Attacks, the Bellingcat Investigation Team identified the Facebook profile of one of the assailants, Bilal Hadfi. Here is how we did it.In the evening of 13...
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The most complicated situation in the world just got even trickier
Russian warplanes have been conducting airstrikes over Syria since late September, sometimes causing tension with Turkey when its planes come too close to the Turkish border.These tensions finally came...
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A Russian soldier was killed in Syria during a search for the pilots of a...
A Russian soldier was killed on Tuesday during a failed operation to rescue two pilots whose jet was shot down by Turkey on the Syrian border, Moscow announced."A search and rescue operation to...
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War of the maps: Turkey released a map showing where Russia violated its...
Turkey and Russia have released competing maps showing where a Russian warplane violated — or steered clear of, depending on the point of view — Turkish airspace before it was shot down early...
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Retired US General Petraeus is warning the US to keep troops out of Syria
Retired U.S. Army General David Petraeus, the man who oversaw the (temporary) restoration of order in Iraq following the Sunni awakening and the subsequent surge of American troops there, doesn’t see...
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Russia on downing of jet by Turkey: 'We have serious doubts it was an accident'
In a press call on Wednesday morning, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters that Turkey's decision to shoot down a Russian warplane on Tuesday seemed like a "planned provocation.""We...
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