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ISIL attacks could undermine US-Syrian security collaboration

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ISIL attacks could undermine US-Syrian security collaboration

On December 13, a joint US-Syrian patrol was ambushed by a member of Syria’s own security forces near Palmyra, a city in central Syria once controlled by the ISIL (ISIS) group. Two American soldiers and an interpreter they were shot dead, and four people were wounded, before Syrian forces killed the gunman. After the attack, … Read more

Israel has attacked Syria more than 600 times over the past year

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Israel has attacked Syria more than 600 times over the past year

It has been a year since a lightning offensive by allied rebel groups led to the fall of Damascus, ending the 54-year reign of the al-Assad dynasty. However, as the regime fell, Israel seized on the instability by significantly escalating its military campaign in Syria, targeting much of its neighbors’ military infrastructure, including major airports, … Read more