Experts Warn Retaking Mosul Won’t Stop ISIS, But Could Make Syria’s Civil War Worse

Despite Obama’s promises to avoid U.S. ‘boots on the ground’ in Syria, as many as 5,000 special forces troops are currently fighting ISIS alongside Iraqi forces in Mosul.

MintPress News Desk
By MintPress News Desk
Iraqi army soldiers raise their weapons in celebration on the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016.

MINNEAPOLIS --- With a massive battle to retake the key Iraqi city of Mosul from terrorist forces now underway, military experts warn that even a victory could further destabilize the Middle East. Daesh (an Arabic acronym for the terrorist group commonly known in the West as ISIS or ISIL) has occupied the major city in northern Iraq since 2014.

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Hillary Clinton Will Reset Syria Policy Against ‘Murderous’ Assad Regime

Hillary Clinton will order a “full review” of the United States’ strategy on Syria as a “first key task” of her presidency, resetting the policy to emphasise the “murderous” nature of the Assad regime, foreign policy adviser with her campaign has said. Jeremy Bash, who served as chief of staff for the Pentagon and the Central […]

Telegraph
By Telegraph
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a church in Philadelphia, Friday, July 8, 2016.

Hillary Clinton will order a "full review" of the United States' strategy on Syria as a "first key task" of her presidency, resetting the policy to emphasise the "murderous" nature of the Assad regime, foreign policy adviser with her campaign has said. Jeremy Bash, who served as chief of staff for the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence

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Why Everyone Is Sitting Back And Letting ISIS Conquer A Key Syrian Town

Strategic maneuvering between Turkey, Syria, and the US-led coalition prevent direct aid to Kobani.

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By Igor Volsky for Think Progress

Kurdish fighters trying to expel the ISIS advance against Kobani, a Syrian town that borders with Turkey, are running out of ammunitions and weapons as the terrorist group prepares to capture the Kurdish city in a bid to control most of the northern Syrian border. Should they succeed, ISIS will have a “direct link between its positions in the

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Airstrikes Push Jihadists Back Near Kobani

Battles with ISIS in the area have forced more than 200,000 Kobani residents to flee across the border into Turkey.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

MURSITPINAR, Turkey (AP) -- New U.S.-led airstrikes near the Syrian border town of Kobani have helped Kurdish fighters push back the Islamic State group a day after it appeared on the verge of seizing the town, the fate of which has emerged as a key test of whether coalition air power can roll back the extremist group. The new wave of airstrikes

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Syria Death Toll From Rebel Infighting Rises To 68

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said battles raged Friday for a second day in the oil-rich Deir el-Zour province near the Iraqi border.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Mideast Syria

BEIRUT  — The death toll from infighting between rival Islamic rebel groups in an eastern Syrian town has risen 68 killed, with some shot after being captured alive, activists said Friday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said battles raged Friday for a second day in the oil-rich Deir el-Zour province near the Iraqi

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Assad Future Blocks Progress In Syria Peace Talks

One delegate described talks as “a dialogue of the deaf.”

Associated Press
By Associated Press

GENEVA (AP) — The key issue of a transitional government to replace President Bashar Assad blocked any progress Monday in Syrian peace talks, described by one delegate as "a dialogue of the deaf." The chief U.N. mediator expressed frustration over inflammatory public remarks by the two sides as he sought to identify some less-contentious

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