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In push to reclaim Raqqa, Trump's choices range from bad to worse

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump's push against Islamic State in Syria could present him with an unenviable choice: Alienate NATO ally Turkey by relying on Kurdish fighters or adopt a plan that may slow the assault and require many more U.S. combat forces.
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Publish Date:25/February/2017 | 05:07

Le Pen Says Assad May Be Lesser of Two Evils for Syria's Future

EghtesadOnline: Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said that having Syria ruled by President Bashar Al-Assad was a more “reassuring” choice for France, as the only realistic alternative for power was Islamic State.
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Publish Date:21/February/2017 | 05:08

Iraq launches offensive on last Islamic State stronghold in Mosul

EghtesadOnline: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Sunday launched a ground offensive to dislodge Islamic State militants from the western part of the city of Mosul, and put an end to their ambitions for territorial rule in Iraq.
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Publish Date:20/February/2017 | 05:33

Pakistan says kills 100 'terrorists' after suicide shrine attack

EghtesadOnline: Pakistani security forces killed dozens of suspected militants on Friday, a day after Islamic State claimed a suicide bombing that killed more than 80 worshippers at a Sufi shrine, the biggest in a spate of attacks this week across the country.
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Publish Date:18/February/2017 | 05:03

Baghdad car bomb kills 51 as Islamic State escalates insurgency

EghtesadOnline: A car packed with explosives blew up on Thursday in southern Baghdad, killing at least 51 people and wounding 55, security and medical sources said, in the deadliest such attack in Iraq this year.
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Publish Date:16/February/2017 | 21:45

Russia Rejects Trump’s Charge That Iran Is Top Terrorist State

EghtesadOnline: Russia rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that Iran is the world’s “number one terrorist” nation, and said that the government in Tehran should be part of a proposed coalition to fight against Islamic State.
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Publish Date:07/February/2017 | 04:44

U.S.-backed Syrian force in new phase of Raqqa assault

EghtesadOnline: An alliance of U.S.-backed militias said it had started a new phase of its campaign against the Islamic State-held city of Raqqa on Saturday, aiming to complete its encirclement and sever the road to militant strongholds in Deir al-Zor province.
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Publish Date:04/February/2017 | 13:46

Trump, Putin Use First Formal Phone Call to Seek Better Ties

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged cooperation in fighting the Islamic State, the two sides said, as the pair seek to reverse tension after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its support for Syria, and allegations that Russian hackers sought to sway the U.S. election.
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Publish Date:29/January/2017 | 04:54

Islamic State Destroys Part of Roman Amphitheater in Palmyra

EghtesadOnline: Islamic State group militants destroyed a landmark ancient Roman monument and parts of the theater in Syria's historic town of Palmyra, the government and opposition monitoring groups said Friday.
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Publish Date:20/January/2017 | 11:41

Iraqi Troops Advance in Eastern Mosul Amid Fierce Clashes

EghtesadOnline: Iraqi special forces battled Islamic State militants on Monday in two key neighborhoods in the eastern half of Mosul, a senior commander said, advancing deeper after fully routing IS from the sprawling complex of the Mosul University, a major step in the massive operation to retake the city.
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Publish Date:16/January/2017 | 15:11

Thousands more Iraqis flee Mosul as military advances

EghtesadOnline: More than 2,000 Iraqis a day are fleeing Mosul, several hundred more each day than before U.S.-led coalition forces began a new phase of their battle to retake the city from Islamic State, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
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Publish Date:04/January/2017 | 14:39

Islamic State Claims New Year’s Massacre at Istanbul Nightclub

EghtesadOnline: Islamic State claimed responsibility for the killing of 39 people celebrating the New Year inside a fabled Istanbul nightclub, an act of terrorism that has become grimly familiar in Turkey as it fails to keep the violence in Syria from spilling into its cities.
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Publish Date:02/January/2017 | 16:54

Baghdad blasts kill 25 as Mosul fighting intensifies

EghtesadOnline: Two bombs claimed by Islamic State killed 25 people in central Baghdad on Saturday, as fighting intensified in the northern city of Mosul where government forces are trying to rout the jihadists from their last major stronghold in the country.
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Publish Date:31/December/2016 | 13:56

Merkel Urges Calm Against Terror in Election-Year Stability Bid

EghtesadOnline: Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to stay calm in the face of Islamist terrorism and criticized nationalists for offering false hopes of security, signaling she’ll count on voters to opt for stability when she runs for a fourth term in 2017.
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Publish Date:31/December/2016 | 04:31