Syria

Iraq jails Turkish woman, Syrian man for life over ISIS ties

An Iraqi court on Monday sentenced a Turkish woman and a Syrian man to life in jail over ties to Islamic State, a judicial spokesman said.

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Almost 400 Chechens return to Russia from deployment to Syria’s Aleppo

A Chechen military police battalion has returned to the Russian North Caucasus region after a 1.5-year deployment to the Syrian city of Aleppo.

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Syrian Kurds say Russia gave Turkey the green light to bomb Efrin after Coalition strikes in Deir Ezzor

Syrian Kurds suspect that the US response to an apparent attempt by Syrian government forces to take an oil field from the SDF played a role in Russia giving Turkey the green light to resume airstrikes on the Kurdish enclave of Afrin

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UPDATED: More than 200 Russians may have been killed in Coalition strikes against ‘pro-regime’ forces in Syria

More than 200 Russians may have been killed by Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces strikes in Deir Ezzor, Syria, according to audio shared on Russian social media

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Turkish T129 ATAK helicopter shot down near Efrin-Turkey border

Kurd-led forces shot down one of a pair of Turkish T129 ATAK helicopters operating in the Rajo district of Efrin in Syria.

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Israeli F-16 crashes while attacking Iranian targets in Syria

An Israeli Defence Forces F-16 fighter jet crashed on Saturday while it was attacking Syrian and Iranian targets in Syria, the IDF and Syrian military said

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Book Review: The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State

Review: The book “The ISIS Apocalypse” by Will McCants remains important for anticipating the future developments in the now global arena of terrorism

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Tajikistan pardons more than 100 citizens who returned from Syria and Iraq

Tajikistan has pardoned more than 100 of its nationals following their return home from Syria and Iraq, where they had joined radical Islamist groups, the interior minister said

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Coalition and SDF thwart Syrian ‘pro-regime’ forces attack in Deir Ezzor

US-led Coalition forces and partnered Syrian Democratic Forces fended off what appears to be a coordinated attack on the SDF near the deconfliction line east of the Euphrates River in Deir Ezzor, the Coalition said

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UN Security Council to discuss Syria humanitarian truce

The United Nations Security Council will hold a closed-door meeting on Thursday to discuss an appeal from U.N. aid officials for a month-long humanitarian ceasefire in Syria, diplomats said

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