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The British ISIS member known as the 'White Widow' has reportedly been killed...
Sally Jones, a British jihadi who recruited online for the Islamic State group, has been killed in Syria by a US drone along with her 12-year-old son, The Sun newspaper reported on Thursday.A convert...
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US airstrikes are killing more civilians under the Trump administration
When President Donald Trump took office in January, it was unclear whether the bombast from his campaign would translate into an aggressive new strategy against terrorism.At campaign rallies he pledged...
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Russia might start using foreign soldiers to bulk up its military ranks
Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved to legalize the military’s use of foreign volunteers in overseas operations, a new step in the country’s increasing engagement in wars abroad.A decree...
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ISIS has fallen in its last Syrian stronghold
RAQQA, Syria — US-backed militias have taken the Syrian city of Raqqa from the Islamic State, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday.US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces raised a militia...
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US-backed forces clear up Raqqa after ISIS's crushing defeat
BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-backed forces fighting Islamic State militants in Syria were removing land mines and clearing main roads in Raqqa on Wednesday, a day after their commanders declared the city was...
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Top US official calls ISIS a 'pathetic and a lost cause' after mass surrender...
After US-backed Kurdish and Syrian forces defeated ISIS in the terror group's final Syrian stronghold of Raqqa, Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS,...
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Drone footage shows total devastation in Raqqa after its liberation from ISIS
Drone footage shows the bombed-out city of Raqqa, Syria on the cusp of liberation from ISIS earlier this week.On Tuesday, US-backed forces officially claimed control of the city, the de facto Islamic...
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ISIS' loss of its caliphate signals the end of one type of ISIS — and the...
US-backed forces cleared the remaining ISIS fighters from RaqqaBut the fight is far from over: ISIS is transforming from a territory-controlling "quasi-state," to an insurgencyIts fighters will still...
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ISIS' loss could end up being Al Qaeda's gain
BEIRUT (AP) — Over several nights in September, some 10,000 men, women and children fled areas under Islamic State control, hurrying through fields in northern Syria and risking fire from government...
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Russia says Syria is getting close to a congress of all ethnic groups
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A proposal to convene a congress of all Syria's ethnic groups is a joint initiative which is being promoted by Russia and others and is now being actively discussed, the Kremlin said...
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A cat-and-mouse game between NATO ships and a Russian sub hints at changes...
Russia has worked to enhance its naval capabilities since 2000.The war in Syria has given it a chance to test those new assets, and Western and Russian warships now both operate in the eastern...
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These are the 10 types of Russian military aircraft known to be stationed in...
The most recent satellite images of the Russian-operated Hmeimim air base in Syria show Moscow has deployed more advanced fighter jets to the region, according to The Drive.The satellite images, taken...
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ISIS went on a killing rampage as it fled a Syrian town, killing at least 67...
Islamic State militants went on a killing spree before Syrian government forces overtook the town of Qaryatayn, activists said Monday.At least 67 civilians were found dead.ISIS forces have been on the...
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How ISIS lost control of its last major stronghold in the Middle East
After months of fighting, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have conquered Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State's so-called caliphate and its last major stronghold in the Middle East.But...
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A British IT worker who left home to fight ISIS has died while clearing...
A 24-year-old British man fighting ISIS in Syria has been killed clearing away landmines.He used to work in IT and painting back home in Bournemouth.His mother said she was hoping "he'd be home for...
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State Department: Obama 'tried' to defeat ISIS, but Trump succeeded
ISIS has recently suffered a series of major losses, including Raqqa, the group's capital in Syria.The US State Department rejected the suggestion that ISIS's losses were due in part to a...
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The Trump administration will allow refugee applications from every country,...
The Trump administration will reportedly resume processing refugee applications from all countries, but will slow the process temporarily for most applicants from 11 countries.The news comes the same...
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There could be a showdown looming between US- and Russian-backed fighters in...
BEIRUT (AP) — As US-allied fighters hurtle down the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, a showdown could ensue between the US and Russia, whose allies are racing to take over the same strategic...
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America's successful campaign to defeat ISIS militarily has a glaring...
An expert on ISIS says the lack of a political plan for the Sunni-majority regions of Iraq and Syria will undo military gains against the terrorist group.Feelings of isolation and alienation remain...
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Trapped ISIS fighters must 'choose between death and surrender' as US-backed...
As Iraqi forces close in on the Islamic State's final patches of territory, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has given the once-powerful terror group an ultimatum: Surrender or die."Daesh members have to...
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