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Illustrative photo of Islamic State militants, with an IS fighter waving the group flag in Fallujah, Iraq, west of Baghdad, June 28, 2015. (Militant website of IS, via AP)
January 17, 2016, 8:51 am
IS ‘massacre’ in east Syria said to kill 300 civilians
Unconfirmed toll would be one of the highest for a single day in nearly five years of civil war
By Rouba El Husseini
Syrian soldiers in the area around Kweiris air base, in the eastern Aleppo province, Syria, on October 16, 2015 (AFP/George Ourfalian)
November 13, 2015, 5:07 pm
Is Iran sinking in the Syrian quagmire?
At least 50 Revolutionary Guards have been killed in Syria, and despite Russian support, IS is still making gains
By Avi Issacharoff
April 28, 2013, 2:07 pm
Syrian rebels, troops clash at army air bases
Opposition forces attack Abu Zuhour and Kweiras in attempt to dislodge Assad’s air force
A Syrian Army tank in the streets of the Jobar district of Damascus, Syria, Friday, April 26, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/Ugarit via AP video)
April 27, 2013, 4:10 pm
Rebels attack air base in northern Syria
Raids follow advances by Assad’s troops near the Lebanese border and in Damascus
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