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Jun- 2015 -30 June
In ‘first,’ ISIS beheads two women in Syria
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) beheaded two women in Syria on accusations of “sorcery,” the first such…
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30 June
Israel says Syria’s Assad may be left with rump state
A senior Israeli defense official said President Bashar al-Assad controlled just a fifth of Syria and may end up in…
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30 June
Islamic State beheads female civilians for first time in Syria: monitor
The hardline Islamic State group has beheaded two women in Syria, the first time it has decapitated female civilians, the…
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23 June
Assad troops and rebels targeting civilians in Syria: U.N.
Syrian government forces have dropped barrel bombs on Aleppo nearly daily this year, amounting to the war crime of targeting…
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23 June
Syria Kurds seize town from Islamic State near its ‘capital’
Kurdish-led forces in Syria seized a town from Islamic State on Tuesday after capturing a military base overnight, aided by…
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23 June
Islamic State destroys ancient shrines in Syria’s Palmyra city
Islamic State militants have blown up two ancient shrines they consider sacrilegious in Palmyra, a 2,000-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site…
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19 June
U.S. struggling to train moderate Syrian rebels
The U.S. is struggling to implement its training program for moderate Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and…
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7 June
Syrian army regains ground against Islamic State in Hasaka city
The Syrian army said on Sunday it had repulsed a major offensive by Islamic State militants in the northeastern city…
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May- 2015 -31 May
Islamic State pushes back rival Syria insurgents near Turkey
Islamic State fighters advanced against rival insurgents in northern Syria on Sunday, capturing areas close to a border crossing with…
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31 May
Syria crisis: ‘Barrel bomb strikes kill 72’ in Aleppo province
At least 72 people have been killed in Syria’s northern Aleppo province by barrel bombs dropped from government helicopters, activists…
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