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Video Shows Last US Strike In Afghanistan May Have Targeted Aid Worker: Report
A video analysis shows the United States may have mistakenly targeted an aid worker rather than Islamic State fighters in its final strike in Afghanistan which killed 10 civilians, The New York Times said Friday.
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Coalition Warplanes Kill 20 ISIS Terrorists In Syria: Turkish Army
United States-led coalition warplanes killed 20 ISIS terrorists in Syria over the last 24 hours, the Turkish military said on Tuesday, nearly two months into a Turkey-backed rebel operation to drive the terrorists away from the border.
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David Cameron Wants UK to Join Syria Strikes, Offers France Cyprus Airbase
ritish Prime Minister David Cameron said in Paris today that he was convinced the UK should carry out military air strikes alongside France and other partners in Syria in an effort to defeat Islamic State.
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US Strike Kills Former German Rapper Who Joined Islamic State
A former German rapper who participated in propaganda videos for Islamic State and sought to lure foreigners to the militant group has been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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US-Backed Syrian Rebel Group Says Assault on Islamic State Imminent
A Syrian rebel group which is part of a new US-backed alliance that also includes the Kurdish YPG militia announced on Thursday plans for an imminent offensive against Islamic State militants in Raqqa province, the jihadists' stronghold in Syria.
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70 Hostages Freed, US Service Member Killed in Iraq Rescue: US
Backed by US special operations forces, Kurdish troops stormed an Islamic State prison in Iraq early today, freeing 70 hostages in a high-stakes operation that left a US servicemember dead, the Pentagon said.
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US Allies Conduct 24 Air Strikes in Syria and Iraq: Military
A coalition led by the United States conducted three air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Thursday and bombarded the militant group with 21 strikes in Iraq, according to a statement released on Friday.
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United States, Allies Conduct 20 Air Strikes in Syria and Iraq
A coalition led by the United States conducted 18 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq on Sunday, according to a military statement that did not directly address reports that the militant group's reclusive leader was killed in one of the bombardments.
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Russia Will Not Conduct Ground Operation in Syria: Vladimir Putin
President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia would not deploy ground troops to Syria, where it has been conducting air strikes against what it says are Islamic State targets.
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Russian Air Strikes Hit 55 ISIS Targets in Syria in Past 24 Hours: Military
Russian air strikes hit 55 Islamic State group targets in Syria in the past 24 hours, the defence ministry said today, as Moscow has ramped up its military campaign in the war-torn country
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US 'Mistakenly' Struck Afghan Hospital: Top Commander
The American air strike on a Kunduz hospital was a mistake, the top US commander in Afghanistan acknowledged Tuesday as he urged Washington to consider boosting its post-2016 military presence to repel a Taliban upsurge.
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NATO Head Says Russia's Turkey Air Violations 'Not an Accident'
NATO's secretary general said on Tuesday he doubted Moscow's explanation that Russian weekend airspace violations of NATO-ally Turkey near Syria were a mistake and called on Russia not to repeat such incursions.
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Britain Will Double Drone Fleet, Says David Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday he will double Britain's drone fleet and warned about the prospect of Britain's exit from the European Union.
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Russian Strikes Destroy Islamic State Command Post, Other Targets in Syria: Official
Russian air strikes destroyed an Islamic State command post near Raqa among other targets, the defence ministry said today, as Moscow pressed on with its bombing campaign in Syria.
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France Raises Questions Over Russia's Role in Fighting Islamic State
France's Foreign Minister took a swipe at Russia today saying that it has talked a lot about striking Islamic State, but that if it wanted to prove its real intentions in Syria then it should stop "media strikes" and carry out real ones.
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Video Shows Last US Strike In Afghanistan May Have Targeted Aid Worker: Report
A video analysis shows the United States may have mistakenly targeted an aid worker rather than Islamic State fighters in its final strike in Afghanistan which killed 10 civilians, The New York Times said Friday.
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Coalition Warplanes Kill 20 ISIS Terrorists In Syria: Turkish Army
United States-led coalition warplanes killed 20 ISIS terrorists in Syria over the last 24 hours, the Turkish military said on Tuesday, nearly two months into a Turkey-backed rebel operation to drive the terrorists away from the border.
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David Cameron Wants UK to Join Syria Strikes, Offers France Cyprus Airbase
ritish Prime Minister David Cameron said in Paris today that he was convinced the UK should carry out military air strikes alongside France and other partners in Syria in an effort to defeat Islamic State.
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US Strike Kills Former German Rapper Who Joined Islamic State
A former German rapper who participated in propaganda videos for Islamic State and sought to lure foreigners to the militant group has been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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US-Backed Syrian Rebel Group Says Assault on Islamic State Imminent
A Syrian rebel group which is part of a new US-backed alliance that also includes the Kurdish YPG militia announced on Thursday plans for an imminent offensive against Islamic State militants in Raqqa province, the jihadists' stronghold in Syria.
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70 Hostages Freed, US Service Member Killed in Iraq Rescue: US
Backed by US special operations forces, Kurdish troops stormed an Islamic State prison in Iraq early today, freeing 70 hostages in a high-stakes operation that left a US servicemember dead, the Pentagon said.
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US Allies Conduct 24 Air Strikes in Syria and Iraq: Military
A coalition led by the United States conducted three air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Thursday and bombarded the militant group with 21 strikes in Iraq, according to a statement released on Friday.
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United States, Allies Conduct 20 Air Strikes in Syria and Iraq
A coalition led by the United States conducted 18 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq on Sunday, according to a military statement that did not directly address reports that the militant group's reclusive leader was killed in one of the bombardments.
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Russia Will Not Conduct Ground Operation in Syria: Vladimir Putin
President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia would not deploy ground troops to Syria, where it has been conducting air strikes against what it says are Islamic State targets.
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Russian Air Strikes Hit 55 ISIS Targets in Syria in Past 24 Hours: Military
Russian air strikes hit 55 Islamic State group targets in Syria in the past 24 hours, the defence ministry said today, as Moscow has ramped up its military campaign in the war-torn country
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US 'Mistakenly' Struck Afghan Hospital: Top Commander
The American air strike on a Kunduz hospital was a mistake, the top US commander in Afghanistan acknowledged Tuesday as he urged Washington to consider boosting its post-2016 military presence to repel a Taliban upsurge.
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NATO Head Says Russia's Turkey Air Violations 'Not an Accident'
NATO's secretary general said on Tuesday he doubted Moscow's explanation that Russian weekend airspace violations of NATO-ally Turkey near Syria were a mistake and called on Russia not to repeat such incursions.
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Britain Will Double Drone Fleet, Says David Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday he will double Britain's drone fleet and warned about the prospect of Britain's exit from the European Union.
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Russian Strikes Destroy Islamic State Command Post, Other Targets in Syria: Official
Russian air strikes destroyed an Islamic State command post near Raqa among other targets, the defence ministry said today, as Moscow pressed on with its bombing campaign in Syria.
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France Raises Questions Over Russia's Role in Fighting Islamic State
France's Foreign Minister took a swipe at Russia today saying that it has talked a lot about striking Islamic State, but that if it wanted to prove its real intentions in Syria then it should stop "media strikes" and carry out real ones.
