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U.S-BACKED FORCES SEIZE RAQQA’S OLD CITY FROMISIS BUT A TOUGH FIGHT LIES AHEAD

Sourced : The Washington Post By Liz Sly U.S.-backed forces in Syria have captured the Old City of Raqqa, the latest milestone in their ongoing assault against the self-proclaimed capital of the Islamic State’s rapidly shrinking territories, according to a U.S. military statement on Monday. Kurdish and Arab fighters with the Syrian Democratic Forces secured… Continue reading U.S-BACKED FORCES SEIZE RAQQA’S OLD CITY FROMISIS BUT A TOUGH FIGHT LIES AHEAD

ISIS’S MAIN SYRIA-TURKEY SUPPLY ROUTE CUT

By Arutz Sheva North America Staff Arab-Kurdish fighters backed by the United States on Friday cut the Islamic State (ISIS) group’s main supply route between Syria and Turkey in a major setback for the jihadists. ISIS has come under growing pressure on various fronts in Syria and Iraq, where it established its self-declared “caliphate” in… Continue reading ISIS’S MAIN SYRIA-TURKEY SUPPLY ROUTE CUT

TURKEY WANTS JOINT OPERATION WITH USA IN SYRIA, BUT WITHOUT KURDS

Turkish army tanks take up position on the Turkish-Syrian border near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province September 29, 2014. Turkish tanks and armoured vehicles took up positions on hills overlooking the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani on Monday as shelling by Islamic State insurgents intensified and stray fire hit Turkish soil, a Reuters correspondent said. At least 30 tanks and armoured vehicles, some with their guns pointed towards Syrian territory, were positioned near a Turkish military base just northwest of Kobani. Plumes of smoke rose up as shells hit the eastern and western sides of Kobani and sporadic bursts of machinegun fire rang out. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Sourced : Sputniknews Turkey is discussing with the USA a joint special operation in Syria on condition that it does not include Kurdish militia forces, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. “If we join forces, they [USA] have their own special forces and we have our special forces,” the minister was quoted as saying by… Continue reading TURKEY WANTS JOINT OPERATION WITH USA IN SYRIA, BUT WITHOUT KURDS