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Masoud’s list revisited — ‘IS’ victim turns terrorist hunter in Germany
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Masoud’s list revisited — ‘IS’ victim turns terrorist hunter in Germany

Masoud Aqil’s longest incarceration in one place was in a soccer stadium in Raqqa, Syria, the Islamists’ stronghold at the…
Final assault starts on Syria’s Raqqa as some Islamic State fighters quit
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Final assault starts on Syria’s Raqqa as some Islamic State fighters quit

US-backed militias said they had launched their final assault on Syria’s Raqqa on Sunday after a convoy of Islamic State…
‘Islamic State’ (IS) fighters evacuate as battle for Raqqa nears end
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‘Islamic State’ (IS) fighters evacuate as battle for Raqqa nears end

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias, were battling Sunday the last “Islamic State”…
100 IS fighters surrender in Raqqa in 24 hours: US-led coalition
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100 IS fighters surrender in Raqqa in 24 hours: US-led coalition

Dozens of Islamic State group fighters have surrendered over the past day in their one-time bastion Raqqa, the US-led coalition…
US official: No negotiated pullout for IS from Syria’s Raqqa
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US official: No negotiated pullout for IS from Syria’s Raqqa

The US-led coalition battling the Islamic State group said on Wednesday that it won’t accept a negotiated withdrawal for hundreds…
Final assault on Islamic State in Raqqa to start on Sunday -field commander
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Final assault on Islamic State in Raqqa to start on Sunday -field commander

A final assault on Islamic State’s last line of defense in its former Syrian capital Raqqa should begin on Sunday…
Syrian militias aim to push Islamic State out of Raqqa within a month
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Syrian militias aim to push Islamic State out of Raqqa within a month

US-backed militias expect to push all Islamic State fighters out of their former Syrian headquarters of Raqqa in less than…
Raqqa campaign in final stages, SDF says
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Raqqa campaign in final stages, SDF says

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Wednesday its campaign to capture Raqqa from Islamic State (IS) was in…
Clashes between troops and IS intensify in central Syria
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Clashes between troops and IS intensify in central Syria

Syrian government forces pressed their offensive in the province of Hama on Friday in a weekslong attack aimed at clearing…
UN official: Half of trapped Raqqa population are children
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UN official: Half of trapped Raqqa population are children

Half of the estimated 20,000 people trapped in Syria’s northern city of Raqqa are children, an official with the UN…
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