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Coalition hits mosque used by IS in Syria by Staff Writers Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2019 The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria destroyed a command center in a mosque in the war-torn country on Thursday, officials said. The strike is another indication that IS has not been "beaten" in Syria, as Trump claimed last month when he ordered the withdrawal of US forces from the country. Coalition aircraft "destroyed an ISIS command and control facility in a mosque in Safafiyah," a coalition statement read, using an alternate acronym for IS. "ISIS continues to violate Law of Armed Conflict and misuse protected structures like hospitals and mosques, which cause a facility to lose its protected status," the statement added. IS holdouts in Syria are mainly in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor. Four Americans, including two US soldiers, were killed Wednesday in a suicide blast claimed by IS in the northern city of Manbij. It was the deadliest attack against US forces since they first deployed to Syria four years ago.
Syria IS attack undermines Trump's victory claims Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2019 Just four weeks after President Donald Trump declared victory over the Islamic State group, the jihadists claimed responsibility for a brutal attack in Syria that highlighted a very different reality on the ground. Four Americans, including two troops, were among those killed when a suicide bomber hit a restaurant in the key city of Manbij in Syria's north - the deadliest attack against US forces since they first deployed in the war-torn nation four years ago. Trump claimed on December 19 that ... read more
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