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U.S.-led air strikes have cut ISIS oil revenues
U.S.-led coalition air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) oil facilities have cut the militant group’s oil revenues by about ... Middle East -
Two U.S. states shun Syria refugees in wake of Paris attacks
Two U.S. states say they will block or suspend a program to resettle Syrian refugees within their borders, citing security concerns after ... Middle East -
U.S. delivers ammunition to Syrian Arab fighters battling ISIS
The delivery of ammunition represented only the second time the United States has moved to arm the Syrian Arab Coalition Middle East -
Plenty of diplomacy but slim hope for new Middle East peace push
There is an added religious element to the latest turmoil that makes the situation more volatile Features -
Obama names envoy to run anti-ISIS campaign
General John Allen steps down after a year marked by setbacks, policy reversals and increasing regional chaos Middle East -
Russia steps up air strikes against Assad opponents
Rebels on the ground and Western states have said Moscow’s air campaign has mainly targeted rebel groups not associated with ISIS Middle East -
U.S. pulls the plug on Syria rebel training program
The announcement marked the effective end to a short-lived $580 million program to train and equip units of fighters at sites outside of Syria, Middle East -
Russia unleashes first wave of airstrikes in Syria
A U.S. official said the Russian sorties so far did not appear to be targeting ISIS-held territory Middle East -
Obama: Defeating ISIS requires ‘new leader’ in Syria
Syrian President Assad’s fate is the key bone of contention between Washington and the Syrian leader’s Russian and Iranian allies Middle East -
Turkish jets bomb ISIS in Ankara’s first wave
A Foreign Ministry statement said the jets began attacking ISIS targets late Friday across the border in Syria Middle East -
Pentagon confirms militant killed in U.S. air strike in Syria was recruiter
Hussain was believed to be behind a number of cyberattacks, including on Central Command websites and Twitter accounts Middle East -
U.S.: ISIS chief Baghdadi’s deputy killed in airstrike
The militant group's second-in-command had been killed in an airstrike on Tuesday, the White House said Middle East -
Anti-ISIS coalition intensifies strikes in Syria, Iraq
President Barack Obama said the coalition was intensifying its campaign against the extremist group Middle East -
U.S.-led warplanes strike ISIS targets in Syria, Iraq
In Syria, the coalition targeted ISIS positions near Al Hasakah, Aleppo, Raqqah, Ayn Isa, Kobani and Tal Abyad Middle East -
U.S. seeks U.N. action on chemical attacks in Syria
The investigative mechanism would be a joint program between the OPCW and the U.N. Middle East -
Pentagon: Airstrike kills ISIS leader in Syria
Tariq bin Tahar al-Awni al-Harzi was killed in the northern city of Shaddadi on June 16, spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said Middle East -
Air strikes mask U.S. strategic failure against ISIS
If reports are true that separate U.S. attacks have terminated the lives of Nasir Al-Wuhayshi, the number two in al-Qaeda, and Mokhtar Belmokhtar, ... Middle East -
U.S. starts ‘small,’ begins training 90 Syrian rebels
‘We’re starting with the people that we have that we’ve vetted very carefully,’ Carter told a Pentagon news briefing Middle East -
Kobane still a ghost town, months after liberation from ISIS
The Kurdish town on the Turkish-Syrian border is still a haunting, apocalyptic vista of hollowed out facades and streets littered with unexploded ordnance Features -
Seven coalition air strikes target ISIS
The United States and its coalition partners conducted seven air strikes in Syria and Iraq against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants ... Middle East -
Downing of U.S. drone suggests Syria imposing red lines on air war
The U.S. military has said it lost contact with one of its drones over northwest Syria but has not given the cause of the incident over Latakia province Analysis -
Training of Syrian rebels to begin ‘in weeks’
Potential recruits still needed to be vetted for the training sessions, Rear Admiral John Kirby said Middle East -
Airstrikes hit 76 ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria
The targets included a factory where militants reportedly made car bombs in addition to a ‘large ISIL units near Kirkuk’ Middle East -
All eyes on ISIS in 2014, but was this Assad’s plan?
ANALYSIS: Has a massive propaganda push in recent years seen Assad positioning him as an alternative to ISIS? Analysis -
Ten more strikes hit ISIS in Syria and Iraq
The seven strikes in Syria and three in Iraq also struck a unit of ISIS fighters Middle East -
Monitor: U.S.-led strikes have killed 910 people in Syria
The majority of the deaths, 785, were ISIS fighters according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Right Middle East -
Obama confirms ‘evil’ murder of U.S. aid worker Kassig
Obama says Kassig ‘was taken from us in an act of pure evil by ISIS that the world rightly associates with inhumanity’ Middle East -
Obama rules out alliance with Syria’s Assad against ISIS
U.S. reports this week said the president had ordered a wholesale review of his administration’s Syria policy Middle East -
U.S. official says Britain must step up anti-ISIS fight
Republican Congressman Mike Rogers alled upon British authorities to increase its efforts in the fight against the militant group Middle East -
EU urges Turkey to open border to help Kobane
Turkey said earlier it was assisting Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters to cross its borders to join Syrian Kurdish forces battling ISIS Middle East