U.S.-Led Coalition Jets Pound IS Stronghold in Syria
U.S.-led coalition warplanes carried out more than a dozen airstrikes overnight in and around the Islamic State group's de facto capital in northeastern Syria, three activist groups said Friday.
The air raids on the outskirts of Raqqa were the heaviest coalition strikes on the city along the Euphrates River since Islamic State group militants captured a Jordanian pilot after his F-16 jet went down near the city on Dec. 24.
The anti-Islamic State activist group called Raqqa is Silently Being Slaughtered reported on Friday at least 13 coalition strikes. It said the Furoussiyeh area and the Division 17 military base were among the targets hit.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Local Coordination Committees activist collective also confirmed the air raids.
There was no immediate word on casualties.
02 January 2015, 17:11
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Indeed, but we do not hear the human rights movements, or Hague complain about that.
02 January 2015, 17:36
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Mr. BJ, do you have any statistics or data to back your statements? seems to me that you are trying to justify ASSad's mass murdering actions. Also, any thoughts on ristum ghazali having to blow up his own house to keep it out of the rebel's hands? I know many people in Lebanon are rejoicing, since all of his acquired wealth was stolen from Lebanon. What goes around, comes around!
02 January 2015, 18:16
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M14hasNOhope, We have the broodmother of ISIS the USA, doing all this crap claiming they want to destroy their children in ISIS. Broodmother USA themselves spawned ISIS along with their so gulf coalition ironically so.
We know the world will never condemn any crimes against humanity, done by USA and Israel.
You don't have to be Einstein, to figure that one out.
02 January 2015, 18:24
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yes Mystic- Thank God we have Einsteins like you to figure that out and show us the light. What would the world do without geniuses like you and the rest of HA's blinded sheep. tell me, what else do you have to lie to yourself about to justify your support of mass murderers? what a joke!
02 January 2015, 18:43
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I would rather say, thank god majority of the Lebanese are against M14 and their pro Saudi gulf stances.
ISIS wasen't a problem to the U.S and the Gulf before, only this summer.
02 January 2015, 18:58
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would love to see the numbers behind your "majority" statement. Care to prove your point? I am willing to take an article from your incredibly accurate and highly ethical al manar.
