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British SAS soldier who died in Syria was killed by friendly ‘accidental detonation,’ not IED like Pentagon initially claimed
Matt Tonroe was killed in March 2018 during a joint operation with U.S. special operations forces near Manbij, Syria. U.S. Army ... action rather than an ISIS IED. “It was initially believed ...
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SDF says it arrested over 270 ISIS suspects in 2024
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) carried out nearly 100 operations against the Islamic State (ISIS) in 2024, capturing more ...
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IED attack injures civilians in Syria’s Manbij
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – A local military council in the northern Syrian city of Manbij said in a statement on Tuesday that an improvised explosive device (IED) earlier that day targeted a civilian ...
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What We Know About Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s Interim President
By Euan Ward Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon Ahmed al-Shara, the leader of the rebel coalition that swept to power in Syria last month, has been declared the country’s interim president ...
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Car bomb kills two, injures eight in Manbij
Rescue teams evacuated the injured to local hospitals, retrieved one of the victims' bodies, extinguished fires, and cleared the debris caused by the attack ...
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On the front lines in the fight against ISIS
Fighters from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces launched an offensive ... suicide bombs, car bombs, IEDs. Now they will also do everything to stop the SDF soldiers from getting close to ...
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Top EU diplomats visit Syria, tour ousted Assad regime's notorious Sednaya prison, call for inclusive leadership
Damascus — The European Union backs a peaceful, inclusive transition in Syria, top French and German diplomats said Friday as they visited Damascus to meet with new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.