NewsBeat SocialTag: raqqa
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U.S. General: 900 ISIS Fighters Die in Mosul Offensive
10/27/16 4:24 PM PST
On Oct. 27, a U.S. military official told AFP that between 800 and 900 ISIS fighters had been killed so far in the offensive against Mosul
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U.S. Hopes Raqqa Offensive Will Deter Attacks
10/27/16 3:07 PM PST
On Oct. 25, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said he hopes an offensive in Raqqa, Syria will deter ISIS attacks abroad
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Raqqa Assault Planned as Mosul Assault Slows
10/26/16 4:38 PM PST
On Oct. 26, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announces that the U.S. will soon launch an offensive against the ISIS capital of Raqqa, Syria
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ISIS Loses Chief Propagandist, Half Iraqi Territory
09/16/16 3:58 PM PST
The Pentagon declares that U.S.-led airstrikes killed ISIS chief propagandist in Syria, two days after officials said half of ISIS' territory in Iraq had been recaptured
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Erdoğan: U.S. Considering Joint Action in Syria
09/07/16 10:35 AM PST
On Sept. 7, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said U.S. President Barack Obama proposed possible joint military action in ISIS' Syrian stronghold of Raqqa
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Satellite Image Shows Damage to Russian Base in Syria, Russia Denies ISIS Involved
05/25/16 4:20 PM PST
On May 24, the intelligence firm Stratfor released satellite images that show apparent destruction to Russia's T4 base in Syria, but Russia denies that ISIS is responsible
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Syrian Rebels, Kurds Launch Offensive to Retake Raqqa From ISIS
05/24/16 4:36 PM PST
On May 24, Syrian rebels and Kurds, backed by the United States, began an offensive to retake Raqqa, ISIS' de facto Syrian capital
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Turkey Conducts Airstrikes, Rocket Attacks on ISIS in Syria, Killing 27
05/16/16 1:45 PM PST
On May 15, Turkey carried out airstrikes and artillery attacks on ISIS militants in Syria, killing 27
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ISIS 'Minister of War' Dies Outside Raqqa, Sources Say
03/15/16 9:50 AM PST
ISIS military commander Omar Al-Shishani died March 13 in Syria, according to Iraqi officials and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
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ISIS 'Minister of War' Allegedly Survives U.S. Airstrikes
03/10/16 2:19 PM PST
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated March 10 that top ISIS leader Abu Omar al-Shishani survived U.S. airstrikes, despite initial reports that he likely died
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ISIS Confirms 'Jihadi John' Died in Airstrike
01/19/16 4:04 PM PST
On Jan. 19, ISIS' magazine "Dabiq" confirmed that the man known as "Jihadi John," Mohammad Emwazi, died in an airstrike on Nov. 12, 2015 in Raqqa
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ISIS Militant Reportedly Ordered to Execute Own Mother in Raqqa
01/08/16 2:49 PM PST
ISIS reportedly ordered Ali Saqr to publicly kill his mom, Lena al-Qasem, after she told him to leave the city with her