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Here Are Pictures Showing The Aftermath Of US Strikes In Syria
The Pentagon provided more details Tuesday morning on the airstrikes launched in Syria the night before, saying they came in three "waves" and were successful in damaging and destroying certain...
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Meet The Khorasan, The Terrorist Group That's Suddenly A Bigger Threat Than ISIS
Up until late last week, no US official had ever publicly mentioned the terrorist group known as the Khorasan. On Monday night, the US carried out unilateral airstrikes against the previously unknown...
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Syrian Rebel Group Armed With US Weapons Condemns Airstrikes In Syria
The Harakat Hazm rebel group, a western-backed rebel group in Syria, has denounced U.S. airstrikes in the country. The rebel group released a statement on its Facebook page, saying the “continuation of...
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Former American Ambassador To Iraq: It's 'Nearly Impossible' For The US To...
On September 22, 2014, Jean-Pierre Filiu, James Jeffrey, and Michael Eisenstadt addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Filiu is a professor of Middle East studies at the Paris Institute...
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Meet The 'Invisible General' Leading The War On ISIS
A man who was once described as an "invisible general" who holds master's degrees in both education and business management is in charge of the military operations against the jihadist group Islamic...
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Why Airstrikes Alone Won't Defeat ISIS
BAGHDAD (AP) — In their Syrian strongholds, extremists from the Islamic State group had been moving into civilian apartment buildings for cover days before the U.S. and its allies began pounding them...
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The US Bombed A Shadowy Al Qaeda Cell In Syria Seen As An 'Imminent' Threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While the world has focused on a U.S.-led air assault on Islamic State strongholds in Syria, American officials said they also struck a blow there against a little-known cadre of...
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US-Led Coalition Bombs ISIS By Iraqi-Syria Border
U.S.-led forces carried out at least 13 air strikes in Syria close to the Iraqi border on Wednesday, a second day of targeting Islamic State militants who have seized land on both sides of the...
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Obama's ISIS Plan Has 2 Big Problems
The US-led strikes on ISIS militants in Syria on Monday were the beginning a “credible and sustainable” campaign to destroy the Islamic State. However, after six weeks and nearly 200 strikes in Iraq,...
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Syria Is A Fan Of US-Led Strikes In Syria So Far
A Syrian government minister said U.S.-led air strikes against militants were going in the "right direction" because the government had been informed before they started and they were not hitting...
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Syrian Woman Risks Her Life By Wearing A Hidden Camera To Film ISIS
A Syrian woman wore a hidden camera to document her life in Raqqa, where terror group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) is in power.France 2 aired a report featuring her...
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US Believes Khorasan Leader Was Killed In Syria Strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes that a U.S. strike in Syria has killed Mohsin al-Fadhli, the leader of a group of al Qaeda militants known as Khorasan, a U.S. official told Reuters on...
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ISIS Is Now Focusing On Overrunning A Key Kurdish Town Near Turkey's Border
DAMASCUS/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - American warplanes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria for a second day at a strategic post on the Iraqi border, but the campaign did nothing to halt the...
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Syria's Ruling Regime Liked Obama's UN Speech — Except For One 'Small Part'
Syria's ambassador to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari spoke to reporters at the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday and gave a brief review of President Barack Obama's speech at the event...
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Were The F-22 Stealth Jets Really Necessary For The Syrian Strikes?
According to the US Air Force, F-15E Strike Eagles were part of the large coalition strike package that hit ISIS targets in Syria.The attack planes, which were already taking part in the offensive...
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Here's What We Know About The Khorasan Leader Who The US May Have Killed In...
At an age when most people haven’t even graduated from college, Muhsin al-Fadhli’s was given advance notice of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks when he was a 20-year-old top al Qaeda leader. His...
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CONGRESSMAN: Obama's Expansion Of His ISIS Campaign Is 'Illegal'
President Barack Obama is stretching legal bounds he created for himself by expanding the US military campaign against the extremist group Islamic State into Syria, say congressional advocates who...
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The Netherlands Is Joining The Fight Against ISIS
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Dutch government said on Wednesday it would deploy six F-16 fighter jets, which could be operational in a week, to support the U.S.-led strikes against Islamic State...
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US Bombs Islamic State Oil Refineries In Syria
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The United States bombed Islamic State-controlled oil refineries in Syria on Wednesday as President Barack Obama recruited more allies to fight the jihadist...
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The New York Times Shredded Obama's Plan For Syria
The New York Times Editorial Board writes that the fact US airstrikes may bolster the regime of Bashar Assad is the "most dangerous and morally troubling consequence of President Obama’s decision to...
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