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2:49am, 21st March, 2019

U.S.-backed SDF denies report of final Islamic State defeat

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces denied a report on Thursday that all of Islamic State's final enclave has been captured and said combing operations were still underway, an SDF media official said.

U.S.-backed SDF says it captured 157 militants, mostly foreigners

3:24am, 19th March, 2019

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U.S.-backed SDF says it captured 157 militants, mostly foreigners

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia besieging Islamic State's last enclave in eastern Syria said on Tuesday it had captured "157 experienced terrorists, mostly foreign nationals".

U.S.-backed force says it has taken positions in Islamic State Syria camp

12:57pm, 18th March, 2019

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U.S.-backed force says it has taken positions in Islamic State Syria camp

U.S.-backed fighters said they had taken positions in Islamic State's last enclave in eastern Syria and air strikes pounded the tiny patch of land beside the Euphrates River early on Monday, a Reuters journalist said.

U.S.-backed Syria forces advancing into Islamic State enclave

6:52am, 14th March, 2019

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U.S.-backed Syria forces advancing into Islamic State enclave

U.S.-backed fighters besieging Islamic State's final shred of territory in eastern Syria said they had pushed further into the enclave following clashes and air strikes by the U.S.-led coalition on Thursday.

U.S.-backed Syrian force attacks Islamic State enclave

1:15pm, 10th March, 2019

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U.S.-backed Syrian force attacks Islamic State enclave

U.S.-backed Syrian forces launched an assault against the final Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria on Sunday, aiming to wipe out the last vestige of its self-declared "caliphate" that once spanned a third of Iraq and Syria.

U.S.-backed force expects 'decisive battle' against Islamic State

1:50am, 3rd March, 2019

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U.S.-backed force expects 'decisive battle' against Islamic State

The U.S.-backed Syrian force closing in on Islamic State's last territorial bastion near the Iraqi border expects a "decisive battle" on Sunday after slow advances, a spokesman said overnight.

U.S.-backed SDF expects fierce battle in final Islamic State enclave

8:38am, 1st March, 2019

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U.S.-backed SDF expects fierce battle in final Islamic State enclave

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters said on Friday they expect a fierce battle with Islamic State militants still holed up in their last enclave in eastern Syria, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the jihadists had been driven from all the territory the...

U.S.-backed SDF to try to evacuate civilians from IS enclave

2:20am, 22nd February, 2019

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U.S.-backed SDF to try to evacuate civilians from IS enclave

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will try to evacuate the remaining civilians from Islamic State's last enclave in eastern Syria on Friday, a necessary step before attacking or forcing surrender on the last jihadists inside.

U.S.-backed SDF hand Iraqi, foreign Islamic State fighters to Iraq

4:39am, 21st February, 2019

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U.S.-backed SDF hand Iraqi, foreign Islamic State fighters to Iraq

U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) handed over more than 150 Iraqi and other foreign Islamic State fighters to Iraq on Thursday.

U.S.-backed Syrian forces call for 1,500 coalition troops to stay

11:41am, 18th February, 2019

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U.S.-backed Syrian forces call for 1,500 coalition troops to stay

The commander of U.S.-backed forces in Syria called on Monday for about 1,000 to 1,500 international forces to remain in Syria to help fight Islamic State and expressed hope that the United States, in particular, would halt plans for a total pullout.

U.S.-backed Syrian force launches 'final battle' against Islamic State

7:27pm, 9th February, 2019

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U.S.-backed Syrian force launches 'final battle' against Islamic State

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) began an assault against the final Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria on Saturday, aiming to wipe out the last vestige of the jihadist group's "caliphate" in the SDF's area of operations.

U.S.-backed Syrian force to start 'final battle' against IS enclave

11:13am, 9th February, 2019

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U.S.-backed Syrian force to start 'final battle' against IS enclave

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will start an assault on Saturday against Islamic State's last enclave in the part of Syria where the U.S.-led coalition has been supporting operations against the group, an SDF official told Reuter...

Israel launches U.S.-backed missile shield on Syria frontier, Russia sends envoys

6:09am, 23rd July, 2018

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Israel launches U.S.-backed missile shield on Syria frontier, Russia sends envoys

Israel launched its newest air defense system on Monday on the Syrian frontier, where Damascus's Russian-backed forces have been routing rebels, as Moscow sent envoys for what it called "urgent" talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya...