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Source in Iraqi intelligence confirms Baghdadi neutralised in Syria's Idli
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Oct 27 (Sputnik/ANI): A high-ranking source at the Iraqi intelligence service confirmed Sunday that the leader of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, Abu Bakr Baghdadi, has been neutralised in the Syrian province of Idlib, INA news agency has reported.
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Baghdadi death can only be confirmed after DNA test: US defence officials
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): US defence officials on Sunday said that final confirmation regarding the death of Islamic State chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, will come only after the DNA and biometric tests are conducted.
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US Army's elite Delta Force raid to kill 'senior terrorist leader'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 27 (ANI): US Special Operation Commandos carried out a risky raid in northwestern Syria on Saturday against a "senior terrorist leader", said two Trump administration officials on late Saturday.
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Number of Syrian refugees crossing into Iraq from Syria has increased sign
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 26 (ANI): After Turkey launched its military offensive in the region, the number of refugees crossing to Iraq from northeastern Syria has increased significantly in recent times, according to the United Nations (UN).
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US sanctions on Turkey to be lifted, says Trump
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that Washington would lift all sanctions imposed on Turkey after it agreed to halt its attacks on Kurdish forces and make the ceasefire in Syria permanent.
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Russia accuses US of abandoning Kurdish forces in Syria
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 23 (ANI): Russia on Wednesday accused the United States of abandoning Kurdish forces and leaving them to face the Turkey military offensive in northern Syria.
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Turkey, Russia to jointly push back Kurdish fighters along Turkey's border
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Sochi [Russia], Oct 23 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday (local time) agreed to jointly push back Kurdish fighters from a "safe zone" along the Turkey-Syria border, after marathon talks here.
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US lawmaker introduces resolution opposing US withdrawal from Syria
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): United States Senator Mitch McConnell and other top Republican lawmakers on Tuesday (local time) introduced a resolution in opposition to President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria, warning that his decision has benefited Syrian Presi
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Trump considering to leave 200 soldiers in eastern Syria
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 21 (ANI): US President Donald Trump is considering a plan to leave a small contingent of American troops, nearly 200, in eastern Syria to combat the Islamic State, a senior administration official told the New York Times.
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NATO forms Working Group to monitor Turkish offensive in Syria: Reports
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 21 (ANI): The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has established a working group to monitor Turkey's military operation in northern Syria, according to reports.
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Kurds fully withdraw from besieged Syria border town
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Oct 21 (ANI): Kurdish fighters belonging to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Sunday fully withdrew from the besieged Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain in the first pullback under a ceasefire deal with Turkey brokered by the United States.
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US bombed own airbase in Syria before withdrawing troops
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Oct 20 (Sputnik/ANI): The US armed forces demolished their own airbase in Al-Hasakah province in northeast Syria before abandoning it and withdrawing troops, Syrian media reported on Sunday.
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