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Mar- 2020 -11 MarchMiddle East
US-led Coalition personnel killed when Katyusha rockets hit Taji air base in Iraq
Three US-led Coalition personnel were killed and 12 others injured after Katyusha rockets struck the Taji air base north of Iraq's capital Baghdad
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Dec- 2018 -12 December
Syria uncovers more mass graves near former ISIS stronghold of Al Bukamal
Seven mass graves containing hundreds of unidentified bodies were unearthed near the former ISIS stronghold of Al Bukamal in eastern Syria
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Oct- 2018 -1 OctoberMiddle East
Iran fires ballistic missiles at eastern Syria in retaliation for Ahvaz attack
Iran's IRGC said they launched ballistic missiles attack at a "terrorist" headquarters in Syria in retaliation for a September attack on Ahvaz
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Jun- 2018 -18 JuneAir
Syrian army position bombed south of Al Bukamal
A Syrian military position in a village southeast of the city of Bukamal was bombed overnight, leaving casualties, state news agency SANA reported
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Dec- 2017 -14 DecemberMiddle East
Did ISIS kill Iraqis with weapons the US gave to Syrian fighters?
ISIS captured European weapons given by the US to Syrian rebels and later used them against the Iraqi Security Forces in the battles of Mosul and Fallujah
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Nov- 2017 -10 NovemberCommentary
Assad and allies use “deconfliction dibs” to great advantage in eastern Syria
Assad uses the deconfliction agreement to great advantage in eastern Syria to prevent the US-backed forces from taking control of too much territory
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9 November
Syrian troops and allies claim capture of ISIS-held border town of Al Bukamal
Syrian troops and allied militias on Thursday took the border town of Al Bukamal, the last major town held by Islamic State in Syria.
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8 NovemberMiddle East
Syrian forces enter Al Bukamal
Syrian troops and allied militias entered the border town of Al Bukamal, the last ISIS urban stronghold in the country, state media said
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5 NovemberMiddle East
Russian Tu-22 long-range bombers strike ISIS targets near Al Bukamal, Syria
Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range bombers struck ISIS targets near Al Bukamal in Syria's Deir Ezzor province, the ministry of defense said
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4 NovemberMiddle East
Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah will enter Syria and battle ISIS in Al Bukamal – spokesperson
The Iran-backed Iraqi paramilitary unit Kataib Hezbollah will enter Syria to fight Islamic State in the border town of Al Bukamal
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