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US withdraws from Syria, ISIS defeated
Middle East

US withdraws from Syria, ISIS defeated

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump overrode his top national security aides, blindsided US ground commanders, and stunned lawmakers…
Hundreds of bodies exhumed from mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa
Middle East

Hundreds of bodies exhumed from mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa

  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian workers have exhumed more than 500 bodies from one of the largest mass graves near…
US-led coalition admits airstrikes killed 77 civilians in Raqqa, Syria
Middle East

US-led coalition admits airstrikes killed 77 civilians in Raqqa, Syria

Washington (CNN) – After previously slamming a June report by Amnesty International, the US-led military coalition fighting ISIS is now…
Coalition attacks on Syria’s Raqqa may have broken law: Amnesty
Middle East

Coalition attacks on Syria’s Raqqa may have broken law: Amnesty

  Attacks by the US-led coalition against Islamic State in the Syrian city of Raqqa last year may have broken…
German rapper-turned-jihadi Denis Cuspert reportedly killed in Syria
Middle East

German rapper-turned-jihadi Denis Cuspert reportedly killed in Syria

Germany’s most well-known jihadi, Denis Cuspert, has been killed in Syria, a pro “Islamic State” (IS) media site has reported.…
Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians
Middle East

Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians

The price Mosul’s residents paid in blood to see their city freed was 9,000 to 11,000 dead, a civilian casualty…
Turkish President says US moved IS militants from Raqqa to Egyptian desert
Egypt

Turkish President says US moved IS militants from Raqqa to Egyptian desert

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that militants of the Islamic State (IS) group who were based in its Syrian ‘capital’, Raqqa,…
French military say coalition opposed IS withdrawal from Raqqa
Middle East

French military say coalition opposed IS withdrawal from Raqqa

France’s military said on Thursday the coalition battling Islamic State in Syria had opposed a deal allowing fighters of the…
Turkey ‘appalled’ by US stance on IS withdrawal from Raqqa: ministry
Middle East

Turkey ‘appalled’ by US stance on IS withdrawal from Raqqa: ministry

Turkey on Tuesday said it was appalled by the approach of the US Department of Defense towards an agreement between…
US forces ‘illegal invaders’ in Syria: Assad advisor
Middle East

US forces ‘illegal invaders’ in Syria: Assad advisor

US and Turkish troops are “illegal invader” forces on Syrian territory and Syria will “deal with” them, a top adviser…
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