While Nobody Was Looking, the Islamic State Launched a New, Deadly Offensive

(Washington Post) Liz Sly - The Islamic State's surprise assault in the Aleppo province opened a new front in the multi-pronged war being waged by the extremist group across Iraq and Syria, and it underscored IS' capacity to catch its enemies off guard. The U.S. Embassy in Syria issued a tweet “Reports indicate that the [Assad] regime is making air strikes in support of ISIL’s advance on Aleppo.”


2015-06-02 00:00:00

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