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Iraq/Syria News - Dec 29, 2015


By bartolo - Posted on 29 December 2015


Iraq Claims a Key Victory Over ISIS in Ramadi, Seizes Government Complex - NBC News


VIDEO: Iraqi troops raise national flag on governement complex in recaptured Ramadi - YouTube


VIDEO: Iraqi soldiers celebrate declaring Ramadi liberated from Islamic State - YouTube


Expelling ISIS from Ramadi: Why It Matters - CNN.com


Strategists say it's too early to cheer Iraq's Ramadi victory over ISIS - cnbc.com


MAPs: ISIS control in Iraq, and Ramadi, Nov. 11 to Dec. 28 2015 - CTV News


PHOTOS: Ramadi photos reveal how ISIS and Iraqi Army fighting destroyed the city - Daily Mail Online


Iraq's PM hails key victory in Ramadi, vows to free Mosul from IS - Xinhua


An intensifying campaign of U.S. air strikes on the Islamic State has nearly shut down its oil operations in Iraq and has hampered its more lucrative business in Syria - Iraq Oil Report

 

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Hundreds from Syria towns evacuated in U.N.-backed agreement to achieve local cease-fires in Syria - THE DAILY STAR


Russian General Staff: Syrian army goes ahead with successful offensive, greatest success achieved in Aleppo, Latakia and Damascus - TASS


Russian General Staff: More than 150 units of Syrian opposition are fighting against Islamic State apart from government forces - TASS


Taking the October Dam: Syria’s Kurds Keep Hitting the Islamic State - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace


Pentagon mutiny on Syria dismissed by ‘liberal' media, the US military concluded that ousting Assad would pave the way for jihadists to fill the power vacuum in Damascus - huffingtonpost.com


Exclusive: Seized documents reveal Islamic State's Department of 'War Spoils', including slaves and the exploitation of natural resources such as oil - Reuters


U.S. officials: Russian mission in Syria has been mostly successful so far and is facing relatively low costs - Reuters


Russia's Cost-Effective Military Campaign in Syria - ibtimes.com


The Cost Of Fighting Terrorism: Russia's Anti-ISIS War Is $8M Per Day, Doubling After Downing Of Su-24 Jet By Turkey - ibtimes.com


Russian Warplanes Hit 556 Terrorist Targets in Syria Over Past 3 Days - Sputnik International


Russia's S-400 to Be Equipped With High-Tech Communication System - Sputnik International


U.S. Fears Grow of a ‘Newly Awakened’ Russian Navy, A new report from the U.S. Navy’s intelligence branch - The Daily Beast


REPORT: The Russian Navy, A Historic Transition - Office of Naval Intelligence

 

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Syrian Journalist Who Documented ISIS Atrocities Is Killed in Turkey - The New York Times


Ankara urged to conduct full, impartial investigation of Syrian journo’s murder (VIDEO) - RT News


Syrian activists find no safety from ISIS in southern Turkey - The National


Migrants fleeing Syria encounter a life of detention in Turkey - The Washington Post


Turkish journalist Dundar op-ed: I revealed the truth about Erdogan sending weapons to Syria. For that, he had me jailed - The Guardian


Turkey’s dangerous game in Syria: It wages war on the Syrian Kurds, Islamic State’s most effective opponents, and plays host to an elaborate network of jihadists including ISIS - WSJ


The cost of Turkey's self-interest, Turkey's assistance to the Islamic State goes beyond providing open borders for ISIS militants - huffingtonpost.com


Captured ISIS fighter says Turkey is training Islamic State terrorists in a camp disguised as a training ground for the Free Syrian Army (VIDEO) - RT News


Turkey rejected joining anti-ISIL quartet in Baghdad due to Assad, says Erdoğan - hurriyetdailynews.com


Erdoğan: Iranian sectarianism, Russia’s Mediterranean ambitions source of chaos - Daily Sabah


REPORT: Russia’s Shifting Strategy in Syria: Implications for Turkish Foreign Policy - Oximity


Anonymous declares war on Turkey - news.com.au


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