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Deir al-Zour, the last major stronghold of the Islamic State (IS) fell to the Syrian army. The stronghold was held by IS since 2014 as it played a strategic role for the terrorist group’s expansion in Syria and Iraq. Syrian Read more

Iraqi, Syrian forces Counter-attack to retake Ramadi & Palmyra

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Iraqi and Syrian government forces have launched separately an offensive to drive away militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the cities of Ramadi and Palmyra. The Iraqi government has beeped up its military forces Read more