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US military kills 18 coalition forces in misdirected airstrike in Syria

US military kills 18 coalition forces in misdirected airstrike in Syria

The airstrike hit members of the Syrian Democratic Forces south of the city of Tabqa the Pentagon said this afternoon. ‘The strike was requested by the partnered forces, who had identified the target location as an Isis fighting position,’ they said in a statement. ‘The target location was actually a forward Syrian Democratic Forces fighting […]

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Six Iraqi police, 12 IS fighters killed in Kirkuk clashes- police

Six Iraqi police, 12 IS fighters killed in Kirkuk clashes- police

Oct 21, –  “There are sporadic clashes between the security forces and Daesh,” a police colonel told in Kirkuk, using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State jihadist group. Ongoing clashes between Iraqi security forces and jihadist gunmen apparently attempting to take over parts of the city of Kirkuk on Friday have left at least […]

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Syria rebels in huge attack to break Aleppo siege

Syria rebels in huge attack to break Aleppo siege

Aug  06, –  Their assault focusing on the artillery and armaments schools of the academy has sparked contradictory reports about the situation on the ground. Jihadists and their rebel allies pressed an offensive Friday with a massive attack aimed at seizing a military academy south of Aleppo and breaking a three-week-old siege of insurgent neighbourhoods. […]

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34 Libya pro-govt fighters dead in clashes with IS

34 Libya pro-govt fighters dead in clashes with IS

Jun 21, – It was one of bloodiest days since forces loyal to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) launched an offensive in May to retake Sirte from IS. At least 34 Libyan pro-government forces were killed Tuesday and 100 wounded in clashes with Islamic State group jihadists as they prepared for a final […]

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Air strikes in north Syria kill at least 42 civilians- monitor

Air strikes in north Syria kill at least 42 civilians- monitor

Jun 01, – Regime air strikes killed 15 civilians in Idlib province, while Russian and regime air strikes killed at least 11 civilians in neighbouring Aleppo province, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. At least 42 civilians including five children were killed in regime, Russian and US-led coalition air strikes in northern Syria on […]

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Iraqi girl dies after IS chemical attack

Iraqi girl dies after IS chemical attack

Mar 11, – “She died of respiratory complications and kidney failure… caused by the mustard agent used by Daesh (IS) in Taza,” said Masrour Aswad, of the Iraqi Commission for Human Rights. A three-year-old Iraqi girl wounded in a chemical attack by the Islamic State group died in hospital Friday, medical sources and officials said. […]

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Bombings kill 13 in Shiite areas of Baghdad

Bombings kill 13 in Shiite areas of Baghdad

Sep 22, – A car bomb detonated near a market in the Ameen area of eastern Baghdad, and a roadside bomb exploded near a restaurant in Shaab in the north of the city. Bombs exploded in two Shiite-majority areas of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 13 people, security and medical officials said.The two attacks […]

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Turkish army hits IS in Syria after soldier killed

Turkish army hits IS in Syria after soldier killed

Jul 23, – The deadly clash was the most serious yet between the Turkish army and IS since the Islamists began to take swathes of Iraq and Syria right up to the Turkish border from 2013. The Turkish military Thursday pounded positions of Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria after a Turkish soldier was killed […]

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Militants attack NATO convoy in Pakistan kill 4

Militants attack NATO convoy in Pakistan kill 4

June 10, AP – PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — In Monday’s attack, the militants emerged from the mountains and lobbed rockets at the NATO trucks, setting fire and completely burning two vehicles, said local official Iqbal Khan. The militants wore local police uniforms and the four dead included truck drivers and their assistants, he said. Militants […]

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