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US planes fly over Syria to prepare airstrikes against ISIL

Tue Aug 26, 2014 11:44:28

The US has begun surveillance flights over Syria after President Barack Obama gave the OK, a move that could pave the way for airstrikes against ISIL targets there, US officials say.

US, UK must back Assad to defeat ISIL: Senior UK MP

Mon Aug 25, 2014 22:26:00

The US and UK must work with Bashar Assad’s Syrian government if they are to defeat the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the chairman of Britain’s intelligence and security committee warns.

100 Filipino recruits training with ISIL in Iraq, Syria

Mon Aug 25, 2014 21:02:45

The Philippine military said Monday it was checking reports that some Filipino Muslims were training with the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

Any airstrikes on ISIL must be coordinated with Damascus: Moallem

Mon Aug 25, 2014 17:26:50

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said any airstrikes against terrorists in Syrian territory must be in coordination with the Syrian government, underscoring Syria’s readiness to cooperate with international and regional efforts to fight terror.

Arab FMs in Saudi Arabia for talks on Syria, ISIL

Mon Aug 25, 2014 12:58:33

Arab foreign ministers have held a summit in Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah in a bid to discuss the foreign-backed Syria war and the rise of Takfiri "extremism" in the region.

Kidnapped US journalist freed in Syria

Mon Aug 25, 2014 08:34:34

An American journalist kidnapped nearly two years ago has reportedly been freed in Syria following Qatari mediation and handed over to UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights.

Syria forces ambush insurgent positions, inflict blows

Sun Aug 24, 2014 21:45:10

Syrian armed forces have conducted new operations against intruding foreign back insurgents across the country inflicting heavy blows on the armed elements and thwarting several of their infiltration attempts into safe areas.

Syrian forces kill over 200 ISIL terrorists near Raqqa

Sun Aug 24, 2014 17:44:00

Syrian army troops have thwarted a third attempt by ISIL Takfiri terrorists to infiltrate into the al-Tabaqa military airport in the outskirts of ISIL-seized Raqqa, killing nearly 200 of the notorious terror elements in the process.

US gives Syria data on ISIL leaders’ location: Reports

Sun Aug 24, 2014 12:47:30

Having long cynically armed the Takfiri militants against the Syrian government, with a lot of those arms going to the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), US authorities have changed their allies of convenience, reports say.

Syrian army inflicts heavy blow on terrorists in Raqqa

Sun Aug 24, 2014 12:26:37

Syrian army troopers have killed at least 145 foreign-sponsored militants and injured scores of others during a military operation in the northern province of Raqqa.

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