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Focus: Syria - June 14, 2017

By bartolo - Posted on 14 June 2017

Exclusive: U.S. expands presence in Syrian southeastern desert setting up a second base, rebels say - Reuters [1]

Officials: US deploys long-range artillery system to the al-Tanf base in southern Syria - [2]CNNPolitics.com [3]

Syrian rebel commander: 150 US troops at al-Tanf base - [4]al-monitor.com [5]

Photos and videos show US joint patrols with rebels in southern Syria (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) - FDD's Long War Journal [6]

Mattis: Pro-Syrian government forces outside Al-Tanf deconfliction zone now - Sputnik [7]

Tillerson agrees that Trump has no authorization from Congress to target Assad, Iranian proxies in Syria - Sputnik [8]

Iraq says Syrian army delegation in Baghdad to discuss borders security - Reuters [9]

Syrian Army sets up several bases near Iraqi border (VIDEO [10]) - [10]almasdarnews.com [11]

VIDEO: Iraqi Badr Organization and Iranian RGC commander Qassem Soleimani on the Iraq-Syria border - YouTube [12]

ISIL completely collapses east of Palmyra, According to the Syrian Ministry of Defense the entire Arak Triangle has been liberated - almasdarnews.com [13]

Badia victory important step to break terrorists siege in Deir Ezzor: Syrian army commander - Mehr News Agency [14]

Syrian Army, Russian Air Force spoil ISIS plans to overrun Deir Ezzor city - [15]almasdarnews.com [16]

Republican Guard reinforcements arrive in Palmyra to aid Deir Ezzor liberation offensive - [17]almasdarnews.com [11]

Iranian-Backed Up Militia Arrive To Deir Ezzor - Qasion News [18]

VIDEO: Russian Il-76 airdrops humanitarian aid over Deir ez-Zor – YemenExtra [19]

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ISIS battles to keep US-backed Syria force from Raqqa Old City, making heavy use of mines, snipers and car bombs - AFP [20]

‘Most violent’ battles in Raqqa city to date as UN warns of civilian toll (MAP) - Syria Direct [21]

ISIS drones are attacking U.S. troops and disrupting airstrikes in Raqqa, officials say - The Washington Post [22]

Artillery shelling by Daesh on SDF locations westrn side of Raqqa and many fighters of SDF wounded - Raqqa24 on Twitter [23]

ISIS publishes its first video depicting the battle for Raqqa city (VIDEO) - [24]almasdarnews.com [11]

Many dead as Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and Kurdish fighters clash in Aleppo province, while Raqqa battle rages on - [25]alaraby.co.uk [26]

Revenge for Sinjar: Syrian Kurds free Islamic State slaves - Reuters [27]

'Staggering' loss of civilian life from US-led airstrikes in Raqqa, says UN - The Guardian [28]

In battle for Raqqa, civilians face deadly choice between US-led airstrikes or ISIS minefields - CBC Radio [29]

A family was killed by anti-Daesh coalition raid bombed a boat they were using it to escape S of Raqqa - Raqqa24 on Twitter [30]

Many civilians wounded due artillery shelling of SDF near of Hamida school - Raqqa24 on Twitter [31]

HRW concerned about phosphorus use by U.S. coalition in Raqqa - Reuters [32]

US Army has more than doubled size of team that investigates reports of civilian casualties in strikes by US coalition in Iraq & Syria - Mete Sohtaoğlu on Twitter [33]

WFP Delivers food to displaced families in Syria’s Raqqa and Deir Ezzor - ReliefWeb [34]

Syrian army advances west of Raqqa: Hezbollah military media unit - Reuters [35]

VIDEO: The Hezbollah media wing in Syria showing the government forces advance against ISIS in the province of Raqqah - [36]southfront.org [37]

Syrian Army kicks off Raqqa offensive in a big way, key oil field liberated - [38]almasdarnews.com [11]

VIDEO: First combat footage of Syrian Army clashing with ISIS in west Raqqa - almasdarnews.com [39]

Syrian Army, Kurdish forces fight each other over control of abandoned ISIS villages in Raqqa province - almasdarnews.com [40]

Russia and U.S. military forces are now battling ISIS in Raqqa, but not as allies - newsweek.com [41]

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Links:
[1] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa-exclusive-idUSKBN1951YX
[2] http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/13/politics/us-artillery-system-southern-syria/index.html
[3] http://cnnpolitics.com/
[4] http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/06/syria-desert-tanf-us-backed-rebel-group.html
[5] http://al-monitor.com/
[6] http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2017/06/photos-show-us-joint-patrols-with-rebels-in-southern-syria.php
[7] https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201706141054635329-us-syria-russia-al-tanf/
[8] https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201706131054594465-tilerson-trump-authorization-assad-iran-syria/
[9] http://in.reuters.com/article/mideast-crisis-iraq-syria-idINKBN1951FC
[10] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/video-syrian-army-sets-several-bases-near-iraqi-border/
[11] http://almasdarnews.com/
[12] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UgYMHtufKg
[13] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isil-completely-collapses-east-palmyra/
[14] http://en.mehrnews.com/news/125918/Badia-victory-important-step-to-break-terrorists-siege-in-Deir
[15] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-russian-air-force-spoil-isis-plans-overrun-deir-ezzor-city/
[16] http://almasdarnews.co/
[17] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/republican-guard-reinforcements-arrive-palmyra-aid-deir-ezzor-liberation-offensive/
[18] https://www.qasioun.net/en/news/show/75078/Iranian_Backed_Up_Militia_Arrive_To_Deir_Ezzor
[19] http://www.yemenextra.net/2017/06/14/syria-russian-il-76-airdrops-humanitarian-aid-over-deir-ez-zor/
[20] https://sg.news.yahoo.com/battles-keep-us-backed-syria-force-raqa-old-101938893.html
[21] http://syriadirect.org/news/%E2%80%98most-violent%E2%80%99-battles-in-raqqa-city-to-date-as-un-warns-of-civilian-toll/
[22] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/06/14/isis-drones-are-attacking-u-s-troops-and-disrupting-airstrikes-in-raqqa-officials-say/?utm_term=.a5acdf9965ea
[23] https://twitter.com/24Raqqa/status/875009266716995584
[24] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-publishes-first-video-depicting-battle-raqqa-city/
[25] https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2017/6/14/syrian-democratic-forces-in-fierce-clashes-with-rebel-fighters
[26] http://alaraby.co.uk/
[27] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-yazidi-idUSKBN1950M2
[28] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/14/staggering-civilian-deaths-from-us-led-airstrikes-in-raqqa-says-un
[29] http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-tuesday-edition-1.4158355/in-battle-for-raqqa-civilians-face-deadly-choice-between-airstrikes-or-minefields-1.4159052
[30] https://twitter.com/24Raqqa/status/875011070796156931
[31] https://twitter.com/24Raqqa/status/875011377974435841
[32] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-phosphorous-idUSKBN1951CY
[33] https://twitter.com/metesohtaoglu/status/874718306846068737
[34] http://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/wfp-delivers-food-displaced-families-syria-s-raqqa-and-deir-ezzor
[35] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-army-idUSKBN1941QO
[36] https://southfront.org/video-syrian-government-forces-advancing-against-isis-in-western-raqqah/
[37] http://southfront.org/
[38] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-kicks-off-raqqa-offensive-big-way-key-town-liberated/
[39] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/combat-footage-syrian-army-clashes-isis-west-raqqa/
[40] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-kurdish-forces-fight-control-abandoned-isis-villages/
[41] http://www.newsweek.com/us-russia-isis-syria-allies-battle-isis-raqqa-625297
[42] http://old.warisacrime.org/taxonomy/term/112