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Gay Syrian refugee brutally murdered in Turkey
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York, Aug. 5 (ANI): A Syrian gay refugee living in Turkey has been brutally murdered as his body was so mutilated that his friends could only identify him by his pants.
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IS losing ground but continues to inspire attacks: Obama
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington, Aug.5 (ANI): Admitting that efforts to find a solution to the Syria crisis are turning his hair grey, U.S. President Barack Obama has said that Islamic State (IS) group is losing ground in the Middle East but it continues to inspire attacks around the world.
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After son, Pakistani-origin man convicted in Norway for joining ISIS
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad, Aug. 4 (ANI): An Oslo court in Norway sentenced a Pakistani-origin man to six years in prison for joining the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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Rebels in Syria launch operation to break Aleppo siege
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Beirut, Aug. 1 (ANI): Armed rebels in Aleppo have launched a military operation aimed at breaking week-long regime siege of the opposition-controlled eastern part of the Syrian city.
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Two people killed, babies injured after maternity hospital bombed in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York, July 30 (ANI): A maternity hospital in Syria was bombed in a shameful and illegal act that sent babies crashing to the floor in their incubators said Save the Children charity organisation.
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Syria's al-Nusra announces split from al-Qaeda
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York, July 29 (ANI): Abu Mohammad al-Golani, the leader of Syrian jihadist group Jabhat al Nusra, has in a video statement announced the group is severing ties with the al-Qaeda and changing its name to Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham.
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Syrian campaigners use Pokemon Go to seek help for war affected children
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington, July 22 (ANI): Syrian news service, the Revolutionary Forces of Syria Media Office, has circulated images showing children apparently in war zones holding printouts of Pokemon characters, in a bid to turn the attention of the world to their plight in the war-torn country.
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American volunteer fighting ISIS killed in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York, July 22 (ANI): An American volunteer fighting alongside Kurdish troops in Syria has been killed fighting the ISIS militant group.
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Civilians killed in U.S.-led air strikes in Syria: Human Rights groups
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York, July 20 (ANI): Several Human rights groups have said that a U.S- led coalition in Syria has killed more than 100 civilians and wounded dozens more in airstrikes in and around the ISIS-controlled city of Manbij, since June.
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SIS on run despite recent terror attacks: John Kerry
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York, July 18 (ANI): Pointing out at the recent terrorist attacks across the world, United States Secretary of State John Kerry has said the attacks reflect that ISIS is "on the run" in Iraq and Syria.
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U.S. Secretary meets Putin to forge cooperation in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington, July 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and held discussions about boosting military and intelligence cooperation against Islamic State (ISIS) and al Qaeda in Syria.
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ISIS confirms 'Omar the Chechen' is dead
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London, July 14 (ANI): The ISIS has confirmed that its senior leader Abu Omar al-Shishani known as 'Omar the Chechen' is dead, months after the Pentagon and a British-based monitoring group said that he was killed in Syria.
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