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Raqa, in the Euphrates Valley northeast of Damascus, is the de facto Syrian capital of the Islamic State group, which controls large swathes of Syria and neighbouring Iraq, where it rules with an iron fist.

Gen. Kevin Killea. “With more than 5,200 strikes in Syria and Iraq since the beginning of the air campaign, the coalition continues to show its commitment to supporting anti-[ISIL] forces”.

Beirut: Islamic State has welcomed more than 1,100 minors among its ranks in Syria since the beginning of this year, referring to them as the “caliphate cubs”, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, or SOHR reported on Thursday. The group’s website was not...

At the outset of his statement, Obama sought to temper any extraordinarily positive expectations by reminding Americans, again, that the effort to defeat the Islamic State “will not be quick”, and military forces are still staring down a “long-term...

The rebels said that they have formed a new alliance, called “Ansar al- Shari’ah”, which aims “to liberate the city of Aleppo and its countryside and to endeavor with the other factions to develop a joint charter to govern Aleppo after liberation according...

A second rebel grouping, Ansar Al Sharia – which is dominated by more militant forces, including Al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, Jabhat Al Nusra – launched an assault against several government-held districts of the city on Thursday.

Syrian rebels have begun a massive assault aimed at taking full control of the northern city of Aleppo.

A soldier from the Syrian government forces looks at bodies reportedly of Islamic State group fighters in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.

The groups said they seek to “liberate” Aleppo under their coalition called Ansar al-Sharia.

A man walks with the aid of a crutch past damaged buildings in the old city of Aleppo June 27, 2015.

President Obama (L) is flanked by military leaders as he delivers remarks after a briefing on USA efforts against the Islamic State (ISIS), at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., July 6, 2015.

Separate from the Syrian Kurds, the United States is training about 190 moderate Syrians at sites in Jordan and Turkey with the aim of sending them back into battle to defend their hometowns against the Islamic State.

Pierret said the loss of the Scientific Research Centre meant “the regime has lost an important line of defence, which leaves their control of west Aleppo more vulnerable”.

John McCain, R-Ariz., said the Obama administration’s failure to contain the Islamic State not only shows fundamental flaws in the president’s foreign policy but also should force a reassessment into whether USA forces are being withdrawn from Afghanistan too quickly.