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From wildfires to ISIS: These satellite images tell the story of a decadeSpanning the globe, some stories were expected while others caught the world off guard. Some, including the Rohingya exodus, Arab Spring, BP oil spill and the melting of glaciers so massive they were visible from space through the satellite imagery of Maxar Technologies.Dec 23, 2019
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Trump says the Islamic State’s leader is dead. What will the group do next?ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi reportedly died in a U.S. special forces operation Saturday, but some experts are saying his death won't detract much from goal of creating a widespread Islamic caliphate.WorldOct 27, 2019
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Raqqa rebuilds after ISIS, but the past keeps resurfacingRaqqa's first responders team has dug more than 5,300 bodies out of mass graves.WorldOct 17, 2019
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Syrian army prepares for clashes with Turkish forces as U.S. troops withdrawThe Syrian army’s deployment near the Turkish border came hours after Syrian Kurdish forces previously allied with the U.S. said they had reached a deal with President Bashar Assad’s government to help fend off Turkey’s invasion, now in its sixth day.WorldOct 14, 2019
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Letter to senior Canadian ISIS member complains about sandwich shortageBritish anti-ISIS volunteer Macer Gifford said he found a letter, apparently written by a fighter and addressed to his Canadian superior, in the former ISIS capital of Raqqa, Syria last September.CanadaNov 5, 2018
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‘Brothers of the Gun’: Illustrating Syria’s civil war and life under ISISSyrian journalist Marwan Hisham’s stories and images are the basis of 'Brothers of the Gun: A Memoir of the Syrian War,' co-authored with journalist and artist Molly Crabapple.FeaturesJul 30, 2018
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Thousands of ISIS fighters left Syria in secret deal with U.S., defector saysA high-level defector from Kurdish-led forces said thousands of ISIS fighters - many more than first reported - left under a secret, U.S.-approved deal.WorldDec 7, 2017
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Russia accuses U.S.-led coalition of decimating civilians in former ISIS stronghold RaqqaRussia accused the U.S.-led coalition in Syria of wiping Raqqa "off the face of the earth."WorldOct 22, 2017
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Donald Trump says end of Islamic State ‘is in sight’Donald Trump says the end of the Islamic State "is in sight" after the militant group was driven out of Raqqa, its self-declared capital in Syria.PoliticsOct 21, 2017
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‘We were cut to pieces’: First eyewitness account of how a Canadian died in SyriaA Canadian resident who fought in Syria says almost nothing that has been said about the death of a Canadian citizen there was true.CanadaAug 21, 2017
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