Syria

Alleged Italian ISIS member captured in Syria may match known foreign fighter profile

Kurdish fighters in northern Syria detained an alleged Italian member of Islamic State as he was trying to flee across the border to Turkey with his wife and children

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Netherlands to pull F-16 fighter jets from ISIS mission in Iraq and Syria

Dutch F-16 fighter jets will end bombing missions against ISIS in Iraq and Syria at the end of the year, the Netherlands government said

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UK gives Jordan £5 million in equipment originally destined for Syria’s moderate opposition

The UK is reallocating more than £5 million in vehicles and equipment to Jordan that was planned for the Syria moderate armed opposition

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US sanctions on Syria’s oil procurement network reaffirm America’s post-ISIS strategy

With most of Syria’s oil and gas under US partner force control, new sanctions raise questions about post-ISIS strategy, the Assad regime and Russia, Jared Szuba reports

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Syria: SDF launches assault on ISIS remnants in Hajin

The SDF launched a fierce assault against a dwindling pocket of territory held by Islamic State around Hajin in Deir Ezzor province

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Syria: 18 dead in Qamishli as Asayish clash with regime forces

Clashes between Kurdish forces and regime fighters in the divided northeastern city of Qamishli killed 18 combatants, the Kurdish forces said

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French general predicts end of ISIS ‘physical caliphate’ by end of year

ISIS will have been driven from all its territory before the end of the year, French Chief of Defence Staff General Francois Lecointre said

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Syria: Calls mount to avoid ‘massacre’ in rebel-held Idlib

International calls mounted to avoid a "massacre" by Syria regime forces in the last rebel-held province of Idlib

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Kurds tie northern Syria stability to continued US military presence

Kurds in northern Syria are fearful due to the uncertainty of the future US military presence in the region

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UN Syria envoy de Mistura offers to travel to Idlib to ensure civilian evacuations

UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura offered to personally travel to Idlib to help ensure civilians can leave amid fears of full-scale military operations

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