Tag: IS Militants
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IS militants given 48 hours to surrender enclave near Damascus: report
Islamic State militants have been given 48 hours to agree to withdraw from an enclave they control south of Damascus, the pro-Syrian government newspaper al-Watan reported on Thursday. “If they refuse, the army and supporting forces are ready to launch a military operation to end the presence of the organisation in the area,” it…
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Nighttime, early morning IS bombings kill 31 in Baghdad
A massive bombing by the Islamic State group outside a popular ice cream shop in central Baghdad and a rush hour car bomb in another downtown area killed at least 31 people on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said. AP reports that the attacks come as IS militants are steadily losing more territory to US-backed Iraqi forces…