Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Obama seeks review of Syria strategy, sees Assad removal as necessary: Report
President Barack Obama wants his advisers to review the administration's Syria policy after determining it may not be possible to defeat militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) without removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, CNN reported on Nov. 13.
Kurds block an ISIL supply route to Syria's Kobane
Kurdish forces blocked a road Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants use to resupply their forces in a Syrian town on the Turkish border, a town official and a monitoring group said on Nov. 12, the first major gain against the jihadists after weeks of violence.
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US-led strikes have killed 865 people in Syria, 50 civilians: monitor
Air strikes by U.S.-led forces in Syria have killed 865 people, including 50 civilians, since the start of the campaign in late September against Islamic State militants, a group monitoring the war said on Nov. 12.
UN says 13.6 million displaced by wars in Iraq and Syria
About 13.6 million people have been displaced by conflicts in Syria and Iraq, and many are without food or shelter as winter starts, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Nov. 12
Amin Awad, UNHCR's director for the Middle East and North Africa, said the world was becoming numb to the refugees' needs.
Turbulent path for Syrian Kurd fighters' 'first foreign female recruit'
A Canadian-born immigrant to Israel has become the first foreign woman to join Kurds battling Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria, a Kurdish source said on Nov. 11, as details of the volunteer's turbulent past surfaced.
Source denies reports of US strikes on Turkish consulate in Mosul
A source in Ankara have denied reports claiming that air strikes conducted by the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Nov. 11 hit Turkeyâs consulate in Mosul.
Source deny reports of US strikes on Turkish consulate in Mosul
A source in Ankara have denied reports claiming that air strikes conducted by the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Nov. 11 hit Turkeyâs consulate in Mosul.
Troops take center of refinery town: Iraq military
Iraqi soldiers battling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) recaptured the heart of the town of Beiji, home to the country's largest oil refinery, state television and a military official said Nov. 11.
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Syrian opposition leader criticises 'confused' US-led policy
The leader of the moderate Syrian opposition accused the US-led coalition in an interview Nov. 11 of having a "confused" strategy in Iraq and Syria that targeted jihadists but turned "a blind eye" to crimes by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Kosovo vows to close Islamist corridor to Syria, Iraq
Kosovo vows to close Islamist corridor to Syria, Iraq
Officials say they are taking all necessary measures to interrupt any activity aimed at inciting violent extremism.
Kosovo is undertaking all measures to prevent the flow of fighters to Iraq and Syria in support of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), officials said.
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