Syria

Turkey soldier killed in clashes with Syrian Kurdish militia

A Turkish soldier was killed and five were wounded in a clash with Syrian Kurdish militia forces, the defense ministry said

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UK F-35 fighter jets fly first operational mission over Syria

UK F-35B fighter jets have flown their first operational mission flights over Syria as part of the mission against ISIS, the defense ministry said

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Eight orphan children of ISIS adherents to be returned to Australia from Syria

Eight orphans of Australian Islamic State fighters have been spirited out of a camp in Syria, Prime Minister Scott Morrison in an apparent U-turn

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New Syrian military councils are the SDF’s latest push for decentralization

Military councils in Tal Abyad, Kobane, Tabqa, Raqqa, Qamishli and al-Hol are part of the SDF’s transition to a “new organizational structure” in northeast Syria

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Syria: Civilians injured in car bomb blast near Qamishli Asayish HQ

A vehicle bomb exploded in the city of Qamishli in Al-Hasakah governorate of northeastern Syria with civilian casualties reported

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Syria: HTS rocket fire kills 12 people south of Aleppo

Rocket fire killed 12 civilians in a regime-held village in Syria, state news agency SANA has said blaming al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham

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Raqqa security deteriorates as US drawdown threatens northern Syria stability

The drawdown of US troops from Syria has made Coalition allies’ sustained commitment to the counter-ISIS mission significantly more difficult

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Syrian media claims shooting down of Israeli missiles near Golan Heights

Syrian air defense shot down a number of Israeli missiles targeting the south of the country near the Golan Heights, the official Sana news agency said

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France and Netherlands to repatriate 14 children of ISIS adherents from Syria

The French and Dutch governments will bring home 14 orphaned children of ISIS adherents from northeast Syria, autonomous administration official Abdulkarim Omar said

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US repatriates 6 women and 2 children with ties to ISIS from Syria

The northeast Syria administration said two American women and six children were repatriated from a camp housing thousands who fled ISIS's "caliphate"

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