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US military strike targets al-Qaeda leader in Syria

U.S. aircraft on Monday targeted one of the “most senior leaders” of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham in Idlib, Syria, according to the Pentagon. Defense Department spokesman Peter Cook said the operative was an al-Qaeda leader named Abu al-Farai al-Masri, aka Ahmad Salamah Mabruk, an Egyptian...

Syrian rebels approach symbolic Islamic State village

Syrian rebels backed by Turkey and a U.S.-led coalition are closing in on the Islamic State-held village of Dabiq, the site of an apocalyptic prophesy central to the militant group's ideology. Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebel groups have been pushing southwards into Islamic State's territory in...

15 killed amid ongoing Baghdad violence

At least 15 people were killed -- and dozens injured -- in separate bombings that shook Iraqi capital Baghdad on Monday, according to local police officials. Police Lieutenant Hatem al-Jabri told Anadolu Agency that a suicide bomber had blown himself near a parking garage in the New Baghdad...

U.S.-led strikes kill top 'Nusra Front' commander

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Top Fateh al-Sham Front's commander has been killed Monday in U.S.-led coalition air strikes on northern Idlib province, conflicting reporters said. Ahmed Salama Mabrouk, dubbed: Abu Faraj al-Masri, was an Egyptian citizen who spent most of his sixty years in Jihadi groups....