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U.S.-led airstrike kills dozens in IS-held prison

TheSyrianObservatoryforHumanRightssaidonTuesdaydozensofpeoplewerekilledinanairstrikebelievedtohavebeencarriedoutbytheU.S.-ledcoalitiononanIslamicStateprisoninea

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US airstrike kills al-Qaida commander, 2 others, in Yemen

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Iraqi PM: ISIL 'will announce its full defeat' in no time

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the capture of Mosul from ISIL will be announced in a few days.

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Iraqi PM: ISIL 'will announce its full defeat' in no time

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Russia claims ISIL leader dead with 'high degree of certainty'

Russia'sForeignMinistrysaidonThursdaytherewasa"highdegreeofcertainty"thatISILleaderAbuBakral-BaghdadiwaskilledinRussia-ledairstrikeslastmonth,RIAnewsagencyrepor

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Yemeni rebels fire at UAE ship in Bab-el-Mandeb strait

YemenirebelshavefiredamissileatashipfromtheUnitedArabEmiratesneartheBabal-Mandabstrait,injuringacrewman,theSaudi-ledcoalitionsaidThursday.Thecoalition,whichinte

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Islamic State calls for attacks in West, Russia, Middle East, Asia

AnaudiomessagepurportingtocomefromthespokesmanofIslamicStatecalledonfollowerstolaunchattacksintheUnitedStates,Europe,Russia,Australia,Iraq,Syria,Iran,andthePhil

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Al-Shabaab kills 38 in Somalia's Puntland, says military

AlShabaabmilitantskilled38people,mostlysoldiers,inanattackonamilitarybaseinSomalia'ssemi-autonomousPuntlandregiononThursday,anarmyofficersaid.Thekillingstookpla

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Iraqi forces urge civilians to leave homes in IS-held neighborhoods

IraqisecurityforcesbattlingIslamicState(IS)militantsonThursdaycalledontheresidentsofnineneighborhoodsinnorthandattheedgesoftheIS-heldoldcitycentertoleavetheirho

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Syrian government forces retake Homs

TheSyriangovernmentdeclaredthatitsforceshaveretakenthecountry'sthird-largestcityofHoms,withafinalbatchofrebelsleavingthelastopposition-helddistrictofal-WaeronSu

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US-led airstrike kills 40 civilians in Syria's Deir al-Zour

Over 40 civilians were killed by strikes of the US-led anti-terror coalition on the city of Bukamal in the countryside of the eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Monday, pro-government Sham FM radio reported.

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Russia and Turkey push Syria's warring sides to seal truce

Syria's warring sides met for their first talks in nine months on Monday, with their Russian and Turkish backers pushing to cement a ceasefire that could pave the way for political talks.

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Turkish military "neutralises" 44 Islamic State militants in northern Syria

The Turkish military said on Wednesday it had "neutralised" 44 Islamic State militants and wounded 117 as part of its operation in the northern Syrian town of al-Bab.

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Syria rebels reject Aleppo exit as army advances

Russia said Monday it would hold talks with Washington on a total rebel withdrawal from Syria's Aleppo, where the army has made sweeping advances, but opposition factions rejected any evacuation.

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Air strikes kill 73 in rebel-held Idlib province

Air strikes killed at least 73 people in rebel-held Idlib province, including 38 in the city of Maarat al-Numan, on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based group monitoring the war, reported.

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Aleppo battles decisive for charting future Syria

Syria's Aleppo has emerged as focus in the long-running Syria crisis, as it's an arena for wrestling for rival forces that would determine the future of the Syria, observers said.

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Syrian armed forces launch offensive on IS "capital," Mosul battle ahead of schedule

​The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced Sunday the start of an offensive on the Islamic State (IS) military group's de facto Syrian capital of al-Raqqa, while the military operation against the IS in Iraq's Mosul is ahead of schedule.