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    Syrian army takes control of detention camp for Islamic State suspects

    ByAgence France-Presse January 21, 2026January 21, 2026

    Move follows withdrawal of Kurdish forces from al-Hawl, where 24,000 people are being held over alleged IS linksSyrian government forces have taken control of al-Hawl detention camp, which houses tens of thousands of suspected Islamic State members, af…

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    Kurdish forces withdraw from IS detention camp in north-east Syria

    ByWilliam Christou January 20, 2026January 20, 2026

    US says it no longer supports SDF, which left camp as it loses swathes of territory to government forcesKurdish-led forces in Syria have announced a withdrawal from a detention camp in north-east Syria housing tens of thousands of Islamic State-linked …

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    More than 100 Islamic State inmates escape jail amid clashes in north-east Syria

    ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and Dan Sabbagh in London January 19, 2026January 20, 2026

    Two sides blame each other for release of inmates, as Syria’s president looks to gain control of north-eastMore than 100 inmates have escaped from a Syrian jail holding Islamic State prisoners amid clashes in the north-east of the country after an agre…

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    Syrian forces expel Kurdish fighters as US strikes Islamic State targets

    ByJon Henley January 11, 2026

    Three hundred Kurds detained and further 400 evacuated following clashes in AleppoSyrian government forces have detained 300 Kurds and evacuated more than 400 Kurdish fighters after clashes in Aleppo, the interior ministry has said, as US and allied fo…

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    US and allies strike Islamic State in Syria after attack that killed three Americans

    ByAgence France-Presse January 10, 2026

    Military says it targeted the jihadist group throughout Syria in response to attack on US and Syrian troops in PalmyraUS and allied forces carried out “large-scale” strikes against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria on Saturday, the US military …

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    British and French aircraft attack underground Islamic State weapons store in Syria

    ByPA Media January 3, 2026

    Guided bombs used to target tunnels at site near to city of Palmyra in raid intended to ‘eliminate dangerous terrorists’British and French aircraft have carried out a joint strike on an underground facility in Syria that had been occupied by Islamic St…

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    Three Americans killed in Syria by suspected Islamic State gunman, Pentagon says

    ByAssociated Press December 13, 2025December 13, 2025

    US Central Command reports an ambush on Saturday, the first attack to inflict US casualties since fall of Bashar al-AssadTwo US army soldiers and one American civilian interpreter have been killed and several other people wounded in an ambush on Saturd…

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    Syria carries out preemptive raids against Islamic State

    ByReuters November 8, 2025

    Security operations come ahead of trip by Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa to Washington to meet Donald TrumpSyria has carried out nationwide preemptive operations targeting Islamic State cells, a spokesperson for the interior ministry said on Saturday…

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    Mass grave reveals scale of unlawful killings by Egyptian army in Sinai, say campaigners

    ByKaamil Ahmed September 22, 2025

    Human rights group says hundreds of skeletons found exposed or buried just below ground during research into killings of civiliansHundreds of bodies could have been buried at a mass grave discovered in Egypt’s Sinai province by human rights campaigners…

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    More than 20 dead after ‘Islamic State suicide bombing’ in Damascus church – video

    ByGuardian staff June 23, 2025

    A member of Islamic State opened fire on Sunday inside Mar Elias Church in the east of Damascus before blowing himself up, killing at least 22 people and injuring 63 others, Syria’s interior ministry said. Eyewitnesses inside the church reported a seco…

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