Documents show Saddam-era Iraqi officer masterminded ISILs rise
A former intelligence officer for Saddam Hussein was the mastermind behind ISILs takeover of northern Syria, according to a report by Der Spiegel that is based on documents uncovered by the German magazine. Der Spiegel, in a long story published over .
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So desperate were Assads troops that they resorted to freeing Palmyras prisoners to get them to fortify the city in a last-ditch and pathetically unsuccessful attempt to hang on, one local resident told The Daily Beast.. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition-linked monitor, claimed that the regime withdrew or evacuated its forces on Wednesday, though Omran insisted that many of these also deserted because of fear of inevitable ISIS atrocities, such��.
Saudi Resolve on Yemen Reflects Limits of US Strategy
WASHINGTON ��� Saudi Arabias resumption of airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen on Wednesday, only hours after it abruptly declared a halt to most military operations, reflected the difficulty of finding a political solution to the crisis. It also.
White House: No Plans to Send US Ground Troops to Iraq
Coalition forces conducted five airstrikes in Syria from Thursday to Friday; another 15 coalition bombings in Iraq focused on the IS stronghold of Mosul and the newly-captured city of Ramadi. A spokesman for the Popular Mobilization units, the.
Intelligence failures led to accidental drone deaths, says former.
So there are lots of places, whether its Syria, or Iraq, or Yemen, or Pakistan, where Americans are vulnerable. And putting SEALs and special operations forces on the ground to try to rescue them, one, endangers the hostages and, two, obviously puts.
Strikes Resume, U.S. Hits ISIS Targets in Syria and Iraq.
American warplanes took out ISIS tanks, armed trucks and facilities in Syria and Iraq on Friday in a fourth day of the expanded campaign against the Islamic militants, the U.S. military said. The Associated Press, citing human��.
Saudi Leaders Have High Hopes for Yemen Airstrikes, but Houthi Attacks Continue
On Thursday, Houthi fighters captured a presidential palace in the southern port of Aden, killed a Saudi soldier in a skirmish at the border and wounded five others. Islamist militants, meanwhile, capitalized on the chaos caused by the airstrikes to.
Islamic State captures one-third of ancient Syrian city of.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the enemy sides were shelling each other in Palmyra and that the Syrian military had carried out air strikes. RELATED COVERAGE. ��� Syrian antiquities chief says��.
Iraq regains ground from Islamic State; mass deaths reported in Palmyra
BAGHDAD/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iraqi forces recaptured territory from advancing Islamic State militants near the recently-fallen city of Ramadi on Sunday, while in Syria the government said the Islamists had killed hundreds of people since capturing the.
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Reuters �� Syria says Islamic State kills hundreds, including children, in Palmyra Reuters The militants have proclaimed a caliphate to rule over all Muslims from territory they hold in both Syria and Iraq. They have a history of carrying out mass killings in towns and cities they capture, and of destroying ancient monuments which they ��� At least 400 killed by Isis in Palmyra, say. Blast in downtown Damascus kills Syria general: monitor. Yahoo News Syrian media said��.
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President Barack Obama disembarks from Air Force One at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York before attending campaign events.. An Iraqi fighter from the Shiite Muslim Al-Abbas popular mobilisation unit monitors from his.. Revolutionary Guards Corps has used in the past to deliver resupplies to its overstretched and attrited ally, and the Syrian air force has used to wage sorties on mostly civilian and non-ISIS targets in the war-torn country.
ISIS Tightens Grip On Historic Syrian City Of Palmyra.
US and coalition forces had conducted 18 air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq since Wednesday, May 20, the US military said. The British-based Syrian. Islamic State fighters in Syria have entered the ancient ruins of Palmyra after taking complete control of the central city, but there are no reports so far of any destruction of antiquities, a group monitoring the war said on May 21, 2015. | Source: Reuters. The monitoring group added that Islamic State had seized the��.
Fears for Palmyras ancient treasures as Isis retakes.
Syrias antiquities chief calls for international action to save city of Unseco site as activists say Islamic State has regained ground after being repelled.. Syrian state television said pro-government militias were evacuating residents from the besieged city as clashes continued between Assads forces and Isis militants, Reuters reported. Activists and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Drought-stricken California loses 50m gallons of water as vandals target dam��.
Syrian air force targets captured Palmyra city - monitor
BEIRUT Syrias air force carried out at least 15 strikes in and around the central city of Palmyra early on Monday, targeting buildings captured by Islamic State, a group monitoring the war said. Fighters from the militant group overran the ancient.
Islamic State Storms Ancient Syrian City of Palmyra |
More than 100,000 people live in and around Syrias ancient city of Palmyra, seen here. (Reuters). Islamic State militants took control of areas of the historic Syrian city of Palmyra from government forces in fierce fighting on Wednesday, and the Syrian antiquities chief called on the world to save its ancient. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said that al Qaeda offshoot Islamic State had captured around a third of Palmyra.
Airstrikes hit ISIL bases in Syria for third night | Al Jazeera.
Targets include seized oil refineries that serve as a source of revenue for the armed group.. September 26, 2014 7:22AM ET. Air and missile strikes, believed to be carried out by U.S.-led forces, hit oil fields and Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) bases for a third time in eastern Syria overnight and early Friday, a monitoring group said. U.S. and Arab forces started. ISIL fighters capture Syrian city of Palmyra, site of famed ruins �� ISIL seizes ancient Syrian town of Palmyra��.
Pentagon: ISIL pushed out of 25% of its territory
WASHINGTON ��� Iraqi forces have pushed the Islamic State out of about 25% of the territory seized during the militants lightning advance last year, according to a Pentagon assessment released Monday. The area represents 5,000 to 6,500 square miles in .
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world news - A hot air balloon has crashed in Slovenia, killing four people and injuring more than 20 others.. airstrikes in Syria and Iraq against ISIL militants (Reuters); U.N Secretary General says Yemen political talks to be held in Geneva on May 28 (Reuters); ISIL forces enter ancient city of Palmyra amid battle with Syrian government troops: Reuters and AFP. Witnesses have been quoted as saying the balloon got caught in a storm and hit a tree as it tried to land.
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His is one case among many that shows the absurdity of sex-offender registries kept in so many states, and even teenagers caught sexting are finding themselves ensared in the law.. security installations, including an important airbase that Irans Revolutionary Guards Corps has used in the past to deliver resupplies to its overstretched and attrited ally, and the Syrian air force has used to wage sorties on mostly civilian and non-ISIS targets in the war-torn country.
U.S. says its troops killed senior Islamic State leader in raid
Reuters. WASHINGTON - U.S special forces killed a man identified as a senior Islamic State leader during a raid into Syria, U.S. officials said, as the jihadists battled for the Iraqi city of Ramadi and ancient Palmyra in Syria.. U.S. officials said.
Fleeing and fighting Islamic State forces in Anbar province
JUDY WOODRUFF: The U.S.-led coalition today launched 28 airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Islamic State group targets.. On the floor, police have arranged the explosives they have captured from a site near Baghdad.. Behind me is the city of.
Geopolitics of Islam, IS making large gains, sharia more.
The slaughter of Palmyras citizens begins: First images emerge from Syrian city over-run by ISIS��� and show rows of people beheaded as terror group celebrates freeing Islamists from state prison. BEIRUT (Reuters) ��� Islamic State fighters tightened their grip on the historic city of Palmyra in Syria, days after capturing a provincial capital in neighboring Iraq, suggesting the growing momentum of the group which a monitor says now holds half of Syrian territory.
Islamic State seizes Syrias last border crossing with Iraq
The crossing is in Syrias Homs province, where Islamic State on Wednesday seized the historic city of Palmyra from government forces. It was not immediately clear when Islamic.. Reuters was able to detect and photograph them. I assure you that we have the capability to.. Now to the present- with constant U.S. air strikes we cant even knock out our own captured MI-A tanks, half tracks, Humvees, bulldozers or munition depots. All these rich targets, glow like neon��.
Middle East updates / Ramadi falls to ISIS
By The Associated Press and Reuters. The Islamic State group seized control of the city of Ramadi on Sunday, sending Iraqi forces racing out of the city in a major loss despite the support of U.S.-led airstrikes targeting the extremists.. At.
US loses contact with drone that Syria claims to have shot down
The United States lost contact with an unarmed Predator drone over Syria on Tuesday, U.S. officials said, stopping short of confirming the plane was taken down by Syrian air defenses, as reported by Syrian state media. Tuesdays incident took place.
ISIS near to total control of Syrias ancient Palmyra. - RT.com
Islamic State militants have taken control of almost all of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, a UNESCO landmark, according to a monitoring group. The city was captured after bloody clashes with the Syrian���. Meanwhile, hundreds of statues have been moved from the Syrian Palmyra to locations safe from IS militants on Wednesday, Syrias director of antiquities, Maamoun Abdulkarim, told Reuters. Hundreds and hundreds of statues we were worried would be��.
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Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Clashes continue in Tadmur city, al-Hasakah, and Aleppo Homs province: Clashes continue between regime forces and IS around the city of Tadmur and Shaer area amid mutual bombardment. special operations forces killed a senior Islamic State leader in a raid in Syria, U.S. officials said on Saturday, an operation that marked a departure from Washingtons strategy of relying primarily on air strikes to target militants there.
Middle East updates / Turkey says shot down Syrian helicopter, while Syrian TV.
Air strikes by regime aircraft on Idlib city and the towns of Saraqeb and Kafr Awid, all controlled by rebel forces, killed 48 civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was quoted by AFP as saying. The report also claimed dozens were wounded.
Syria conflict: Blast hits Aleppo intelligence HQ
Dozens of Syrian security personnel and rebels have been killed in an attack on an intelligence facility in the city of Aleppo, a monitoring group says. The attack began when a bomb placed in a tunnel near Air Force Intelligences headquarters was.
Islamic States Grip on City Appears Firmer Than Iraqis Acknowledge
Yet on Sunday, military officials in the city were reluctant to allow journalists to head back to Baghdad by road ��� even though the highway skirts Tikrit well to the west. The supposed safer alternative was a generals Iraqi Air Force Cessna waiting.
ISIS Seizes New Territory in Deadly Attacks in Syria
The advances reasserted the extremist groups power just days after insurgent groups ��� including its rival, the Nusra Front, a branch of Al Qaeda ��� seized the northern city of Idlib, the second provincial capital to fall completely out of government.
US hits Islamic State in Syria as jihadists press attacks - One.
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) ��� U.S special forces killed a man identified as a senior Islamic State leader during a raid into Syria, U.S. officials said, as the jihadists battled for the Iraqi city of Ramadi and ancient Palmyra in Syria.. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the UK-based monitoring organization, said at least 19 Islamic State members were killed in an air strike in the area which it said was carried out by U.S. forces ahead of the ground operation.