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Activists: Hundreds of Syrian Christians flee Islamic State

Hundreds of Christian families have fled a central Syrian town as Islamic State fighters advance toward it, activists said Saturday, the anniversary of the US beginning airstrikes against the extremists in Iraq.

 

A US-led coalition has conducted nearly 6,000 airstrikes against the Islamic State group, expanding its operations to target the extremists in Syria as well. But a year later, the Islamic State group remains able to launch attacks across its self-declared "caliphate" in both countries, despite some gains by Kurdish fighters and allied Iraqi forces.

 


פרסום ראשון: 08.08.15, 19:31