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Russia Lands Attack Helicopters, Troops At Former US Air Base In Syria
Russia landed attack helicopters and troops at a sprawling air base in northern Syria vacated by U.S. forces, the Russian Defence Ministry's Zvezda TV channel said on Friday.
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Chess, Smokes, Therapy For Ex-Jihadists At Syria Rehab Centre
In a rehabilitation centre in northern Syria, young men huddle over an innocuous game of chess and some cigarettes -- activities they once brutally suppressed as ISIS terrorists.
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Islamic State Group Loses Emblematic Syria Stronghold Raqa
US-backed forces took full control of Raqa from the Islamic State group on Tuesday, defeating the last jihadist holdouts in the de facto Syrian capital of their now-shattered "caliphate".
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Terrorists Counter-Attack To Retain ISIS-Held Syrian Town
The ISIS group launched a counter-attack Tuesday against US-backed fighters closing in on a key terrorist-held town in northern Syria, a monitor said.
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3 Turkish Soldiers Killed In ISIS Attack In Northern Syria: Report
Three Turkish soldiers were killed and seven wounded in an attack by ISIS terrorists in northern Syria, Dogan news agency reported on Thursday.
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Turkish Military Returns Fire In Syria After Shells Hit Border Town: Report
Turkey's military returned fire at Islamic State targets in northern Syria on Tuesday, after two mortar shells from Syria hit a Turkish border town, broadcaster NTV said, citing the military.
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Fighting In North Syria Town After ISIS Ignore Offer To Leave
An opposition activist group and a Kurdish official say fighting is taking place in a northern Syrian town held by the ISIS after the militants did not respond to an offer to withdraw from the encircled town within 48 hours.
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Federal System To Be Announced In Kurdish-Controlled Northern Syria
Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Syria are expected to declare a federal system today, a Syrian Kurdish official said.
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French, Russian Raids in Syria Kill 33 Islamic State Terrorists in 72 Hours
French and Russian air strikes in northern Syria have killed at least 33 terrorists with the Islamic State group in the last 72 hours, a monitoring group said today.
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France Launches Fresh Air Raids In Islamic State Stronghold In Syria
French warplanes carried out fresh raids overnight against the Islamic State stronghold of Raqa in northern Syria, destroying a command centre and training centre, the army general staff said today.
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At Least 100 Fighters Killed in Syria During Storming of Besieged Airbase: Monitor
At least 100 soldiers and fighters were killed in northern Syria in just over 24 hours of fierce fighting earlier this week as pro-government forces reached an airbase that had long been besieged by Islamic State, a monitoring group said today.
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Turkish Military Struck Syrian Kurdish Militia 'Twice': Prime Minister
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said the military has struck Kurdish fighters across the border in northern Syria "twice".
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Syria Regime Advances, US Drops Ammunition to Anti-Islamic State Rebels
Regime troops aided by Russian air strikes fought their fiercest clashes with rebels in weeks today, as US-led coalition forces parachuted ammunition to rebels battling jihadists in northern Syria.
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US Drone Bombs IS Target in Syria After Taking Off From Turkey: Turkish Official
A US armed drone today bombed a target in Islamic State-controlled northern Syria, in the first such air strike by a US aircraft after taking off from Turkish territory, a Turkish official told AFP.
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Islamic State Attacks Syria's Kobane in New Offensive After Setbacks
The Islamic State group launched a two-pronged offensive in northern Syria on Thursday after several setbacks, re-entering the symbolic battleground town of Kobane and seizing parts of the city of Hasakeh.
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Russia Lands Attack Helicopters, Troops At Former US Air Base In Syria
Russia landed attack helicopters and troops at a sprawling air base in northern Syria vacated by U.S. forces, the Russian Defence Ministry's Zvezda TV channel said on Friday.
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Chess, Smokes, Therapy For Ex-Jihadists At Syria Rehab Centre
In a rehabilitation centre in northern Syria, young men huddle over an innocuous game of chess and some cigarettes -- activities they once brutally suppressed as ISIS terrorists.
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Islamic State Group Loses Emblematic Syria Stronghold Raqa
US-backed forces took full control of Raqa from the Islamic State group on Tuesday, defeating the last jihadist holdouts in the de facto Syrian capital of their now-shattered "caliphate".
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Terrorists Counter-Attack To Retain ISIS-Held Syrian Town
The ISIS group launched a counter-attack Tuesday against US-backed fighters closing in on a key terrorist-held town in northern Syria, a monitor said.
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3 Turkish Soldiers Killed In ISIS Attack In Northern Syria: Report
Three Turkish soldiers were killed and seven wounded in an attack by ISIS terrorists in northern Syria, Dogan news agency reported on Thursday.
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Turkish Military Returns Fire In Syria After Shells Hit Border Town: Report
Turkey's military returned fire at Islamic State targets in northern Syria on Tuesday, after two mortar shells from Syria hit a Turkish border town, broadcaster NTV said, citing the military.
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Fighting In North Syria Town After ISIS Ignore Offer To Leave
An opposition activist group and a Kurdish official say fighting is taking place in a northern Syrian town held by the ISIS after the militants did not respond to an offer to withdraw from the encircled town within 48 hours.
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Federal System To Be Announced In Kurdish-Controlled Northern Syria
Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Syria are expected to declare a federal system today, a Syrian Kurdish official said.
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French, Russian Raids in Syria Kill 33 Islamic State Terrorists in 72 Hours
French and Russian air strikes in northern Syria have killed at least 33 terrorists with the Islamic State group in the last 72 hours, a monitoring group said today.
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France Launches Fresh Air Raids In Islamic State Stronghold In Syria
French warplanes carried out fresh raids overnight against the Islamic State stronghold of Raqa in northern Syria, destroying a command centre and training centre, the army general staff said today.
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At Least 100 Fighters Killed in Syria During Storming of Besieged Airbase: Monitor
At least 100 soldiers and fighters were killed in northern Syria in just over 24 hours of fierce fighting earlier this week as pro-government forces reached an airbase that had long been besieged by Islamic State, a monitoring group said today.
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Turkish Military Struck Syrian Kurdish Militia 'Twice': Prime Minister
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said the military has struck Kurdish fighters across the border in northern Syria "twice".
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Syria Regime Advances, US Drops Ammunition to Anti-Islamic State Rebels
Regime troops aided by Russian air strikes fought their fiercest clashes with rebels in weeks today, as US-led coalition forces parachuted ammunition to rebels battling jihadists in northern Syria.
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US Drone Bombs IS Target in Syria After Taking Off From Turkey: Turkish Official
A US armed drone today bombed a target in Islamic State-controlled northern Syria, in the first such air strike by a US aircraft after taking off from Turkish territory, a Turkish official told AFP.
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Islamic State Attacks Syria's Kobane in New Offensive After Setbacks
The Islamic State group launched a two-pronged offensive in northern Syria on Thursday after several setbacks, re-entering the symbolic battleground town of Kobane and seizing parts of the city of Hasakeh.
