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Rebel ambush kills 28 regime fighters near Damascus

 At least 28 Syrian government soldiers and pro-regime fighters were killed Wednesday in a rebel ambush in the eastern Ghouta region near Damascus, a monitor said Thursday. The fighters came under attack by the Army of Islam rebel group as they attempted to advance in the town of...

Some 250 residents join US-trained security force for Raqqa

Some 250 residents of Syria's Raqqa province are the latest batch to graduate from a brief U.S. training course. They are part of an internal security force to hold and secure areas as they are captured from Daesh (ISIS) militants. The graduation ceremony Thursday in the desert town of Ain...

Iraqi forces recapture village south of Mosul from ISIS

Iraqi forces on Thursday regained control over Imam Gharbi, a village south of Mosul, from Daesh (ISIS) militants who had seized it as their defense of their stronghold in the city crumbled, Iraqi police said. The action formed part of the next phase of the U.S.-backed government's campaign...