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Syrian forces enter outskirts of Raqqa, advance deeper into US-backed, Kurdish-controlled northeast

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Syrian forces enter outskirts of Raqqa, advance deeper into US-backed, Kurdish-controlled northeast

By Mahmoud Hasano and Khalil Ashawi TABQA, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Syrian government troops are entering the outskirts of Raqqa and advancing deeper into the country’s northeast, the last bastion of the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led autonomous administration, government officials and security sources said on Sunday. Two Syrian military sources said tanks had begun entering Raqqa, once … Read more

ISIL attacks could undermine US-Syrian security cooperation

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ISIL attacks could undermine US-Syrian security cooperation

On December 13, a joint US-Syrian patrol was shot by a member of the Syrian security forces near Palmyra, a city in central Syria once controlled by the ISIL (ISIS) group. Two American soldiers and an interpreter were shot and four people were wounded, before Syrian forces killed the gunman. In the wake of the … Read more