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Firefighters battle massive fire at northern Iraq oil refinery
WTVO - WQRF Rockford· 5 days agoIRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A team of 32 firefighters in northern Iraq was battling to put out a massive fire Thursday, a day after it broke out at an oil refinery, local officials said. The fire broke out …
Syria: Waiting For A Miracle
Strategy Page· 3 days agoThe Iranian-backed militia forces are now officially part of the Syrian Army, even though they still...About of third of Syria is still not under Assad control. Most of the northeast is controlled ...
They survived a chemical weapons massacre, but Halabja’s victims still suffer its poisonous legacy
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 days agoPeople were tempted into leaving Halabja for somewhere safer in the surrounding mountains...the...
Killings show ISIS remains a threat in Syria's desert 5 years after losing its caliphate
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 day ago"Even if it's killing more people, the Islamic State is still a very minor threat compared to what...
Minnesota man who joined Islamic State group is sentenced to 10 years in prison
FOX 23 News Albany· 5 days agoMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria after becoming radicalized expressed remorse and wept in open court Thursday as he was sentenced to 10 years …
Should Hundreds of Millions in Seized Assets Go to ISIS Victims?
New York Times· 11 hours agoBiden administration officials are divided over what to do with $687 million in assets a French...
Syria: Allies, Foes, Frenemies and Chimeras
Strategy Page· 3 days agoIran, Russia, Turkey, the United States and Israel are all present in Syria along with the Assad government and a considerable number of Syrian rebel groups who are still not united Everyone has different goals and a different (often con
Russian forces kill Islamic State-linked hostage takers at detention centre
South China Morning Post· 3 days agoIn video published by the 112 Telegram channel, one was shown brandishing a knife beside one of the...
Syria: The Turks Are Adamant And Screwed
Strategy Page· 2 days agoMay 24, 2019: In the northwest (Idlib province), Russian and Syrian warplanes continue attacking Islamic terrorist targets. Turkey objects because these airstrikes violate the ceasefire agreement ...
Leadership: Plan B From Hell
Strategy Page· 4 days agoJuly 4, 2019: One thing the leadership of ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) and its predecessor, the Iraq branch of al Qaeda, had in common was ...
