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One incredibly unsettling possibility for what happens next in Syria
At times over the past month, it's looked like the Syria conflict might have finally broken out of a bloody two-year stalemate.The regime of Bashar Assad suffered a string of defeats and fractures have...
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ISIS militants have seized a government headquarters in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite major new setbacks in Iraq, the U.S. military command leading the fight against Islamic State militants insisted Friday that its strategy is working and that the militants'...
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US commandos enter eastern Syria and kill senior ISIS commander
US special operations forces killed a senior Islamic State (aka ISIL, ISIS, and Daesh) commander during an overnight raid deep in eastern Syria, US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced on...
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These are the 10 keys to an effective ground campaign against ISIS
The Institute for the Study of War will release a major report on Monday, May 18, on the ground war against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The author, ISW’s Research Director, Jessica...
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Turkish military jets reportedly just downed a Syrian surveillance drone
Syrian state media said a surveillance drone was shot down by Turkish military jets on Saturday, which Turkey said had violated its airspace.NATO member Turkey, an outspoken critic of Syrian President...
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ISIS retreats from a strategic Syrian city
Islamic State militants have withdrawn from areas in the historic city of Palmyra they had seized on Saturday, a group monitoring the conflict in Syria and a Syrian official said.The militant group's...
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The US raid in Syria reminds of this secret stealth Black Hawk helicopter
In the night between May 15 and 16, U.S. Special Operations forces killed ISIS high level operative Abu Sayyaf, in a daring raid that took place in eastern Syria.Little is known about the...
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The risky raid to get an ISIS oil official in Syria makes little sense so far
Politicians from across the American political spectrum have been lining up to say "job well done" about a daring raid involving US Special Operations Forces in Syria that ended in the death of a...
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ISIS now controls a supply route from Syria's largest city to Iraq's capital
Despite what the Pentagon may say, the "degrade and defeat" strategy against the Islamic State terror group isn't going well. Instead, the militants gained control of the provincial capital of Ramadi...
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Obama’s 'ironclad' diplomacy in Middle East is a cash cow in the US
President Obama’s “ironclad commitment” to Persian Gulf allies may fail to calm Arab concerns about the resolutions to the increased instability in the Middle East, national security experts say. But...
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What the US Special Forces raid on ISIS in Syria tells us about the US's...
On Saturday US forces conducted a raid in Syria aimed at capturing a leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) known as Abu Sayyaf.Coming under fire during the mission, the commandos killed...
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The ISIS takeover of Ramadi is a game-changer
The Islamic State's latest gain in Iraq is a "game-changer" that exposes the Iraqi army's continuing failure to become an effective fighting force, veteran war correspondent Dexter Filkins writes in...
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ISIS just stormed through a strategic city that's home to spectacular Roman...
Islamic State stormed the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on Wednesday, seizing parts of it from government forces in fierce fighting as civilians were evacuated and Syria's antiquities chief called on...
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PHOTOS: This amazing ancient city in Syria is being overrun by ISIS
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State insurgents stormed the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on Wednesday, fighting off pro-government forces who withdrew after evacuating most of the civilian population,...
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Syrian activists worry that ISIS will destroy a UNESCO world heritage site in...
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say the Islamic State militants, after seizing the ancient town of Palmyra in central Syria, are now also in full control of its famed archaeological site.Rami...
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ISIS now reportedly controls more than half of Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State controls more than half of Syria's territory after its westwards advance into the central city of Palmyra, a group monitoring the war said on Thursday.The militant...
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The problem with Obama's foreign policy is becoming clear
President Barack Obama's biggest foreign-policy failure wasn't any one particular episode.Rather, it was the fact that he "refused to choose a clear path forward," argues Ian Bremmer, president of the...
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Clear evidence of Syrian helicopters dropping explosive steel barrels onto...
The Arabic TV network Al Jazeera has acquired video evidence of army forces under the control of Syrian President Bashar Assad dropping a barrel bomb out of a military helicopter seemingly onto...
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Court documents: Turkish intelligence helped ship arms to Syrian Islamist rebels
ADANA, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey's state intelligence agency helped deliver arms to parts of Syria under Islamist rebel control during late 2013 and early 2014, according to a prosecutor and court...
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Western countries are missing the big picture in Syria
Syrian civilians are trapped in the middle of a holocaust: prizes in a ruthless contest for popular support and cannon fodder mercilessly slaughtered by forces with little regard for human life.Despite...
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