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US shoots down armed Turkish drone after it came too close to US troops in Syria APNEWS.COM The Pentagon says the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone that came within 500 meters of American troops in northeastern Syria. Drone attack kills 80 and wounds 240 at a packed Syrian military graduation ceremony, official says APNEWS.COM Syria’s health minister says a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony in the central city of Homs has killed 80 and wounded 240.
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And in case you were wondering... Biden: US raid in Syria killed top Islamic State leader | AP News APNEWS.COM ATMEH, Syria (AP) — A U.S. special forces raid in northwestern Syria early Thursday killed the top leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, President Joe Biden said. “Thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces, we have taken off the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi — the leader of ISIS,” Biden said in a statement.
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Currently reported fatalities stand at 1,300 but that is unfortunately certain to increase based on the images of "pancaked" apartment buildings being circulated. The first quake was 7.8 magnitude at a depth of 11 miles and was followed by at least 30 aftershocks of greater than 4.0 magnitude, one of which measured 6.7 magnitude A second quake of 7.5 magnitude at a depth of six miles truck about 9 hours later. Live updates: 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey, Syria WWW.NBCNEWS.COM A 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed hundreds and left many trapped as it toppled buildings in southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday. Follow live coverage.
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The White House has confirmed US troops are being withdrawn from Syria, after President Trump said the Islamic State (IS) group had been "defeated" there. But the partnership between the US and the Kurds has enraged neighbouring Turkey, which views Kurdish YPG forces - the main fighting force in the SDF - as an extension of a banned Kurdish group fighting for autonomy in Turkey. On Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country might soon start a new military operation against the YPG in Syria.
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Israel has shot down a Syrian warplane flying over its airspace over southern Golan, according to its military. The Israel Defense Forces tweeted that two Patriot missiles were fired at the Syrian Sukhoi fighter jet, which it said was one mile inside Israeli airspace.
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Israel says it has carried out an evacuation of members of Syria's White Helmets civil defence group from a war zone in south-western Syria. Some 422 volunteers and family members were taken to Jordan via the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights overnight.
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