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UK Officials Say British Pilots Have Conducted Syria Strikes
LONDON—British pilots have conducted air strikes on targets in Syria while embedded with other military forces fighting the ISIS, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said Friday. Defense officials confirmed...
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Yemen Ground Fighting Rages After Airstrikes Pause
SANAA, Yemen—Shiite rebels and their opponents battled across several provinces Monday after the start of a five-day humanitarian pause in the Saudi-led air campaign, Yemeni officials said. Coalition...
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Yemen Airstrikes Resume; 15 Allied Fighters Killed
SANAA, Yemen—The Saudi-led coalition launched new airstrikes in at least two Yemeni provinces Monday, piercing a humanitarian pause that started at midnight Sunday, security officials and witnesses...
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Official: Turkish Jets Pound PKK Positions in Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey—Turkish jets hit Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq in a new raid against the separatist group, authorities said Wednesday, as Turkey’s opposition pro-Kurdish party called for an...
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Despite Bombing, ISIS Is No Weaker Than a Year Ago
WASHINGTON—After billions of dollars spent and more than 10,000 extremist fighters killed, the ISIS group is fundamentally no weaker than it was when the U.S.-led bombing campaign began a year ago,...
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Iraqi Kurds Ask Kurdistan Workers Party to ‘Withdraw’
BAGHDAD—Iraq’s Kurdish regional government called on the Kurdistan Worker’s Party to “withdraw” from Iraq’s Kurdish territory Saturday to prevent civilian deaths amid a campaign of Turkish airstrikes...
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Report: US-led Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria Killed Many Civilians
BAGHDAD—U.S.-led airstrikes targeting the ISIS group in Iraq and Syria likely have killed hundreds of civilians, a report by an independent monitoring group said Monday. The coalition had no immediate...
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Activists: Hundreds of Syrian Christians Flee ISIS
BEIRUT—Hundreds of Christian families have fled a central Syrian town as ISIS extremists advance toward it, activists said Saturday, the anniversary of the U.S. beginning airstrikes against the...
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France Considering Airstrikes in Syria Against ISIS
PARIS—France will send reconnaissance flights over Syria beginning Tuesday and is considering airstrikes in the fight against the ISIS group, President Francois Hollande said, calling it necessary to...
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12 Policemen Killed in Bomb Attack in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey—A roadside bomb killed 12 policemen in eastern Turkey after Turkish jets carried out airstrikes against Kurdish rebels and their camps in northern Iraq, state media reports said Tuesday....
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Israel Military Says It Is Coordinating With Russia on Syria
JERUSALEM—Israel has set up a joint mechanism with the Russian military to coordinate their operations in Syria and avoid any accidental confrontations, a senior Israel military official said Thursday....
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US Airstrikes Back Afghan Push to Retake City From Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan—U.S. airstrikes hit Taliban positions overnight around a key northern city seized by insurgents this week as Afghan troops massed on the ground Wednesday ahead of what is likely to...
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Russia Launches Airstrikes in Syria, Says Targeting ISIS
MOSCOW—Russian military jets carried out airstrikes in Syria for the first time on Wednesday, targeting what Moscow said were ISIS positions. U.S. officials and others cast doubt on that claim, saying...
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Russia Says It Targets Not Just ISIS in Syria
MOSCOW—Reacting to criticism that it is targeting opponents of the Syrian government, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted on Thursday that Russia’s airstrikes in Syria are...
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Just How Dangerous Are the Skies Over Syria?
Washington greeted reports of the Russian air force’s first wave of airstrikes on Sept. 30 with fierce rhetoric. Moscow, said Defense Secretary Ash Carter, was “pouring gasoline on the fire” in Syria....
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Russia Confounds US With Syria Military Moves
NEW YORK—More than 1,500 days ago, the Obama administration first declared that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s “days are numbered.” He’s still there, though, and a convergence of Western trepidation...
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Putin Takes Syria Spotlight; US Coalition Wants Focus on ISIS
PARIS—Vladimir Putin entered talks Friday around Syria’s fate after an intervention that ensured Russia’s role as a major player no matter what the outcome. In the space of a few days, Russian...
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Russia Launches New Wave of Air Raids in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria—Russian warplanes have attacked the ISIS group and other insurgents in central and northern Syria with a wave of new airstrikes, Syrian and Russian military officials said Saturday as...
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Fighting Erupts in Central Syria Amid Russian Airstrikes
BEIRUT—Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes battled insurgents in central Syria on Wednesday in the first major ground fighting since Moscow began launching air raids on militants last week,...
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NATO Chief: Alliance Faces ‘Conflict, Instability’
BRUSSELS—NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said alliance defense ministers on Thursday will consider the implications for NATO’s own security of the “troubling escalation of Russian military...
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Clashes Intensify in Syria From Russian-Backed Offensive
DAMASCUS, Syria—Clashes intensified Thursday between Syrian troops and insurgents in central and northwestern Syria, part of what a top general called a “wide-ranging” offensive aided by Russian...
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ISIS Seizes Villages North of Aleppo City
BEIRUT—ISIS extremists seized several villages from rival insurgents north of Aleppo city Friday, in a surprise attack that came despite intensive Russian airstrikes that Moscow insists are targeting...
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Fierce Battles in Central Syria Amid Russian Airstrikes
DAMASCUS, Syria—Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes seized a village in central Syria on Saturday amid fierce clashes with rebels, part of a ground offensive launched earlier this week. That...
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Activists: Syria Troops Advance Under Russian Air Cover
DAMASCUS, Syria—Russian jets intensified their airstrikes Monday in central Syria as government forces battle insurgents in a strategic area near a rebel-held province and a government stronghold. The...
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Insurgents Shell Russian Embassy in Syria During Rally
DAMASCUS, Syria—Insurgents fired two shells at the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital on Tuesday as hundreds of pro-government supporters gathered outside the compound to thank Moscow for its...
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Saudi Airstrikes Mistakenly Kill 20 Troops in Southern Yemen
SANAA, Yemen—Airstrikes from the Saudi-led coalition targeting Yemen’s Shiite Houthi rebels mistakenly struck a pro-government military encampment, killing at least 20 fighters and wounding another 20...
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Russian Airstrikes Pave Way for Syrian Regime’s Advance on Aleppo
After several false starts and scares, the Syrian army and its allies, backed by Russian airstrikes, have made a major offensive on the city of Aleppo. Control of Aleppo has been divided among...
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Russians Support Airstrikes in Syria, Despite Afghan Legacy
KUBINKA, Russia—A vast workshop that upgrades warplanes of the kind Russia is using in Syria is this town’s lifeblood, and support for the Syria campaign is strong. “We’ve extended a helping hand and...
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Aid Agency Says 1 of Its Yemen Facilities Hit by Airstrike
SANAA, Yemen—A small medical facility run by Doctors Without Borders in the northern Yemeni province of Saada was destroyed by two airstrikes but there were no casualties, the aid group’s chief in...
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Turkish Jets Strike Kurdish Rebel Targets in Northern Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey—Turkish jets carried out new raids on suspected Kurdish rebel targets across the border in northern Iraq, the military said Tuesday as the ruling party pressed ahead with anti-rebel...
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Syrian Troops Break Siege Imposed by ISIS on Base Since 2013
DAMASCUS, Syria—Syrian government forces on Tuesday broke a siege imposed by the ISIS group on a northern military air base since 2013, marking the first major achievement by President Bashar Assad’s...
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France Seeks EU Security Aid, Launches New Airstrikes on ISIS
PARIS—France made an unprecedented demand for its European Union allies to support its military action against the Islamic States (ISIS) as it launched new airstrikes on the extremists’ Syrian...
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French Hunt 2nd Fugitive, Launch New Airstrikes on ISIS
PARIS—French police hunted Tuesday for a second terrorist believed to have escaped after the bomb and gun massacres in Paris, while a U.S. official revealed that the suspected mastermind was part of an...
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Syrian Troops Seize Territory From ISIS in Central Province
DAMASCUS, Syria—Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes captured areas from the ISIS group in the central province of Homs on Monday, in the latest push since the aerial campaign began nearly two...
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French Lawmakers Vote to Extend Airstrikes Against ISIS
PARIS—French lawmakers voted Wednesday to continue airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State (ISIS) that claimed responsibility for the Nov. 13 attacks that killed 130 people in Paris, while...
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Cameron: UK Must Attack ISIS in Syria to Deny Group Safe Haven
LONDON—Prime Minister David Cameron tried to persuade reluctant lawmakers to back airstrikes on the ISIS group in Syria, saying Thursday that the Paris attacks have given the fight new urgency and...
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Airstrikes on ISIS City, Focus of International Campaign, Kill 8
BEIRUT— A new wave of airstrikes targeting the Syrian city of Raqqa, the headquarters of the extremist Islamic State (ISIS) and the focus of an international military campaign, killed at least eight...
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Syria: 3 Troops Killed by US-Led Airstrikes; US Blames Russia
BEIRUT—Syria on Monday accused the U.S.-led coalition of bombing an army camp in the eastern part of the country, killing three Syrian soldiers and wounding 13, but a senior U.S. military official said...
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Airstrikes on Oil Market in North Syria Inflict Casualties
BEIRUT—Airstrikes on a fuel market in a rebel-held village in northern Syria killed and wounded dozens on Tuesday and destroyed several tanker trucks, two Syrian opposition monitoring groups reported....
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Russia Calling the Shots as Nations Lock Down Syria Plan
WASHINGTON—As the United States and world powers gather again in an attempt to end Syria’s civil war, Russia appears to be calling the shots. Nations meeting Friday in New York and the U.N. will...
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Pentagon Chief: Iraqi Airstrike May Be ‘Mistake’ by Both Sides
ABOARD THE USS KEARSARGE—The American airstrike that may have killed a number of Iraqi soldiers on Friday seems to be “a mistake that involved both sides,” U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said...
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Fierce Fighting in Northern Yemen Kills at Least 75
SANAA, Yemen—Fierce fighting and airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition pounded northern Yemen on Saturday, as the two main parties in the country’s conflict continued to violate a ceasefire agreement and...
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Why the B-52 Failed
On the plane to Hanoi earlier this month, I opened my copy of The New York Times to find an article by Dave Philipps: “After 60 Years, B-52’s Still Dominate the U.S. Fleet.” The piece stuck with me...
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Airstrike Hits Police Facility in Yemen, 20 Killed
SANAA, Yemen—An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition targeted a building used by police in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, killing at least 20 people and wounding about 15, Security officials said on Monday....
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Kurds Attack Syrian Air Base Held by Insurgents
BEIRUT—Kurdish fighters helped by Russian airstrikes launched an attack in northern Syria on Wednesday in an attempt to capture a military air base held by Syrian insurgents, while an international aid...
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Kurdish Fighters Capture Military Air Base in Northern Syria
BEIRUT—Kurdish fighters and their allies captured a military air base in northern Syria under the cover of airstrikes as Russia announced on Thursday that its air force carried out more than 500 combat...
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Deadly Airstrikes Hit Hospitals, School in Northern Syria
BEIRUT—Airstrikes blamed on Russia hit at least two hospitals and a school in northern Syria on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of civilians and further dimming hopes for a temporary truce, as...
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Syria Risks Entering the Next Stage of War Ahead of Planned Ceasefire
The conflict in Syria is at risk of escalating from a civil war into a war between nations. Turkey began shelling Kurdish militia in northern Syria on Feb. 13, and its attacks continued the following...
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Turkish Airstrikes Empty Dozens of Villages in Northern Iraq
MERGA, Iraq—Dozens of villages have been abandoned and hundreds of families displaced close to Iraq’s northern border with Turkey as a result of Turkish airstrikes targeting militants from the...
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Syrian Activists Say Airstrikes on Rebel-Held Area Kill 25
BEIRUT—Suspected government airstrikes on a rebel-held part of Syria killed at least 25 people on Saturday, in what appeared to be retaliation for the capture and killing of a fighter pilot the day...
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