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It looks like US forces are blocking the advance of the Syrian army in preparation for the partition of Syria. The likelihood of Raqqa being returned to Syria are looking slim as a US backed [...]

Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via OfTwoMinds blog,

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Two days after the US military confirmed that a coalition airstrike may have killed as many as 240 civilians in a March 17 Mosul air raid, the Pentagon found an unexpected defender when the Iraqi military said on Sunday a blast that killed scores of civilians in western Mosul was triggered by an Islamic State booby trap, contradicting local officials and residents who claimed a U.S.-led coalition airstrike caused the deaths.

An Iraqi man inspected damage on Sunday in the Mosul al-Jadeeda neighborhood of the northern city, Mosul

US Invades Syria

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