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Islamic State militants use civilians as human shields in Iraq's Raqqa as US-backed forces advance
• 8 years agoAs fighters from the Islamic State group retreat into Syria's Raqa, they are dragging along civilians for cover against a ferocious US-backed onslaught
US forces carry out air strikes against Islamic State in Libya; 17 militants killed
• 8 years agoUS forces carried out six "precision air strikes" against an Islamic State camp in Libya, killing 17 people, the US Africa Command said on Sunday.
Cat and mouse game goes on: Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may still be alive
Fp Staff • 9 years agoOn Monday, reports emerged that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has allegedly been killed in an air raid in Syria by the US-led coalition.
V for Vigilante: Dump the drones, this Libyan sniper killed three IS leaders in 10 days
Fp Staff • 9 years agoThe ‘Daesh hunter’ as he’s called, has killed three IS bosses in just 10 days in the coastal city of Sirte, Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown.
Syria: President Assad says Islamic State has expanded since US began air strikes
Fp Archives • 10 years agoIn an interview, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that Islamic State has been gaining recruits since the start of US-led air strikes against the militant group.
Islamic State cedes little ground despite US-led air strikes
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThey have made enemies and endured three months of US-led air strikes, but Islamic State fighters have surrendered little of their self-declared caliphate.
US has intelligence to single out and hit Islamic militants in Iraq: Hagel
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThe US launched its first airstrikes into Iraq Friday as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned the US military has enough intelligence to clearly single out and hit Islamic militants if they threaten US interests or the thousands of refugees who fled to a mountaintop.
US weighs talk of Syria turning over chemical weapons for destruction
Fp Archives • 12 years agoConfronted by the threat of US air strikes, Syria swiftly welcomed the idea of turning over all of its chemical weapons for destruction on Monday, capping a remarkable chain of events that started with a suggestion from Secretary of State John Kerry, followed by a proposal from Russia and immediate endorsement by the UN secretary-general.