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Focus: Syria - Mar 8, 2017

By bartolo - Posted on 08 March 2017

Marines have arrived in Syria to fire artillery in the fight for Raqqa - The Washington Post

US weighs deploying up to 1,000 'reserve' troops to Kuwait for IS fight - CNBC

US expanding Kobani airport runway to receive large transport aircraft - southfront.org

With a show of stars and stripes, U.S. forces in Syria try to keep Turkish and Kurdish warring allies apart - The Washington Post

VIDEO: US troops on the ground in Syria - Canoe Video

Islamic State losing territory but still determined to fight, an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 fighters remain in Raqqa: U.S. military says - New York Times

ISIS on trajectory toward lasting defeat, defense official says - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

IS leaders reportedly fleeing Syrian de facto capital Raqqa to the nearby province of Deir Ezzor, local sources say - VOA

Iraq to continue striking Islamic State targets in Syria, Abadi says - Reuters

U.S. appears to root for Kurdish support in Raqqa push: Turkish sources - Reuters

Turkey shuts down US aid group Mercy Corps as relations with Washington deteriorate - Fox News

Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) sends aid to civilians in Syrian town Al Bab - aa.com

Turkey Applies political pressure by cutting off water to Syria - Sputnik

Turkey pushes Syria safe zones again, wants the issue on the agenda at the next round of U.N.-led peace talks in Geneva scheduled for later this month - VOA

Kurdish-led forces clash with Turkish military in Efrin canton - almasdarnews.com

Fight IS, start 'revolution': Why foreigners join Syria Kurds - AFP

UN envoy says next round of Syrian talks to start March 23 - therepublic.com

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Syrian Army liberates more territory in east Aleppo pushing towards Raqqa - almasdarnews.com

+20 villages liberated as the Syrian Army seizes ISIS pocket in stunning Aleppo offensive - almasdarnews.com

Syrian army captures water station supplying Aleppo from Islamic State - Reuters

Syrian Army reaches Lake Assad for the first time since 2012 amid humiliating ISIS defeat - almasdarnews.com

VIDEO (Arabic): Syrian Army Tiger Forces liberates Khafseh & reaches Euphrates river - YouTube

Syrian Army advances on Jihar military airbase - southfront.org

Syrian Army captures areas outside Kashish military airport East of Aleppo - Sputnik

Syrian Army amassing soldiers in northwest Aleppo for new offensive - almasdarnews.com

PHOTOS: Another amazing day for the Syrian Army as ISIS faces full annihilation in rural Aleppo - almasdarnews.com

VIDEO: Russian Special Forces engage terrorists in Latakia and Aleppo - almasdarnews.com

Syrian Army breaks through ISIS defense line in Hama - southfront.org

Syrian Army pushes militants out of Daraa city districts - Sputnik

Syrian special forces trained by Russian military advisers ready to fight against ISIS in Homs - southfront.org

PHOTOS: Syrian Army captures underground insurgent HQ in eastern Damascus - almasdarnews.com

MAP: Extrapolation of the population in Syria under control of each war faction: Government 71%, Syrian Democratic Forces 13%, Rebels 9%, ISIS 7% - Syrian Civil War Map on Twitter

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