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Syrian rebels advance near Golan, Damascus shelling kills 33
Syrian rebels launched a wide-ranging offensive against government positions near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Wednesday, after tit-for-tat shelling in and around Damascus left at least 33 people dead, activists said.
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Kurds nearing key Islamic State-held Syrian border town
Syrian Kurdish fighters closed in on the outskirts of a strategic Islamic State-held town on the Turkish border Sunday, Kurdish officials and an activist group said, potentially cutting off a key supply line for the extremists’ nearby de facto capital.
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Islamic State fighters at the gates of northeast Syrian city
Islamic State militants fighting in Syria on Friday reached the southern gates of the predominantly Kurdish northeastern city of Hassakeh amid intense air raids and shelling, Syrian activists and the extremist group’s radio station said.
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U.S. official: Airstrikes have killed 10,000 IS fighters
A U.S. official said Wednesday that more than 10,000 Islamic State fighters have been killed by American-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in nine months, offering a first body count for a campaign that has yet to blunt their advance.
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Official: Syrian army preparing for counterattack on IS
The Syrian army is deploying troops in areas near the ancient town of Palmyra in apparent preparation for a counterattack to retake it from the Islamic State group, an official said.
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IS captures Iraqi town, purges opponents in Syria’s Palmyra
Islamic State militants have seized another town in Iraq’s western Anbar province less than a week after capturing the provincial capital.
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UNESCO chief alarmed by clashes near Syria’s ancient Palmyra
The U.N. cultural agency expressed alarm Friday over clashes between Islamic State militants and Syrian government forces near the ancient city of Palmyra — one of the Middle East’s most famous UNESCO world heritage sites.
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Syria rebels cast doubt on U.S. training program
Syrian rebels on Friday voiced deep reservations about a U.S. program to train moderate rebels that American and Jordanian officials say has kicked off in Jordan, dismissing it as a drop in the ocean that would not change realities on the ground.
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Hezbollah captures Syrian village from Islamic militants
Hezbollah fighters captured a Syrian village near the border with Lebanon on Tuesday after intense fighting with Islamic militants, the group’s television station said, while an activist said battles are concentrating near a strategic Syrian hill.
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IS militants battle armed groups in Syria refugee camp
Islamic State militants fought Friday against armed groups inside a refugee camp in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and have made new advances inside the camp, Palestinian officials and activists said.
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Syrian rebels advance near Golan, Damascus shelling kills 33
Syrian rebels launched a wide-ranging offensive against government positions near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Wednesday, after tit-for-tat shelling in and around Damascus left at least 33 people dead, activists said.
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Kurds nearing key Islamic State-held Syrian border town
Syrian Kurdish fighters closed in on the outskirts of a strategic Islamic State-held town on the Turkish border Sunday, Kurdish officials and an activist group said, potentially cutting off a key supply line for the extremists’ nearby de facto capital.
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Islamic State fighters at the gates of northeast Syrian city
Islamic State militants fighting in Syria on Friday reached the southern gates of the predominantly Kurdish northeastern city of Hassakeh amid intense air raids and shelling, Syrian activists and the extremist group’s radio station said.
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U.S. official: Airstrikes have killed 10,000 IS fighters
A U.S. official said Wednesday that more than 10,000 Islamic State fighters have been killed by American-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in nine months, offering a first body count for a campaign that has yet to blunt their advance.
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Official: Syrian army preparing for counterattack on IS
The Syrian army is deploying troops in areas near the ancient town of Palmyra in apparent preparation for a counterattack to retake it from the Islamic State group, an official said.
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IS captures Iraqi town, purges opponents in Syria’s Palmyra
Islamic State militants have seized another town in Iraq’s western Anbar province less than a week after capturing the provincial capital.
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UNESCO chief alarmed by clashes near Syria’s ancient Palmyra
The U.N. cultural agency expressed alarm Friday over clashes between Islamic State militants and Syrian government forces near the ancient city of Palmyra — one of the Middle East’s most famous UNESCO world heritage sites.
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Syria rebels cast doubt on U.S. training program
Syrian rebels on Friday voiced deep reservations about a U.S. program to train moderate rebels that American and Jordanian officials say has kicked off in Jordan, dismissing it as a drop in the ocean that would not change realities on the ground.
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Hezbollah captures Syrian village from Islamic militants
Hezbollah fighters captured a Syrian village near the border with Lebanon on Tuesday after intense fighting with Islamic militants, the group’s television station said, while an activist said battles are concentrating near a strategic Syrian hill.
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IS militants battle armed groups in Syria refugee camp
Islamic State militants fought Friday against armed groups inside a refugee camp in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and have made new advances inside the camp, Palestinian officials and activists said.
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Syrian rebels advance near Golan, Damascus shelling kills 33
Syrian rebels launched a wide-ranging offensive against government positions near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Wednesday, after tit-for-tat shelling in and around Damascus left at least 33 people dead, activists said.
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Kurds nearing key Islamic State-held Syrian border town
Syrian Kurdish fighters closed in on the outskirts of a strategic Islamic State-held town on the Turkish border Sunday, Kurdish officials and an activist group said, potentially cutting off a key supply line for the extremists’ nearby de facto capital.
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Islamic State fighters at the gates of northeast Syrian city
Islamic State militants fighting in Syria on Friday reached the southern gates of the predominantly Kurdish northeastern city of Hassakeh amid intense air raids and shelling, Syrian activists and the extremist group’s radio station said.
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U.S. official: Airstrikes have killed 10,000 IS fighters
A U.S. official said Wednesday that more than 10,000 Islamic State fighters have been killed by American-led airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in nine months, offering a first body count for a campaign that has yet to blunt their advance.
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Official: Syrian army preparing for counterattack on IS
The Syrian army is deploying troops in areas near the ancient town of Palmyra in apparent preparation for a counterattack to retake it from the Islamic State group, an official said.
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IS captures Iraqi town, purges opponents in Syria’s Palmyra
Islamic State militants have seized another town in Iraq’s western Anbar province less than a week after capturing the provincial capital.
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UNESCO chief alarmed by clashes near Syria’s ancient Palmyra
The U.N. cultural agency expressed alarm Friday over clashes between Islamic State militants and Syrian government forces near the ancient city of Palmyra — one of the Middle East’s most famous UNESCO world heritage sites.
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Syria rebels cast doubt on U.S. training program
Syrian rebels on Friday voiced deep reservations about a U.S. program to train moderate rebels that American and Jordanian officials say has kicked off in Jordan, dismissing it as a drop in the ocean that would not change realities on the ground.
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Hezbollah captures Syrian village from Islamic militants
Hezbollah fighters captured a Syrian village near the border with Lebanon on Tuesday after intense fighting with Islamic militants, the group’s television station said, while an activist said battles are concentrating near a strategic Syrian hill.
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IS militants battle armed groups in Syria refugee camp
Islamic State militants fought Friday against armed groups inside a refugee camp in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and have made new advances inside the camp, Palestinian officials and activists said.
