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August 13, 2015

Manned U.S. Warplanes Launch Strikes in Syria from Turkish Airbase 
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Manned U.S. warplanes taking off from a base in Turkey have begun
attacking sites in Syria in the latest escalation of the U.S.-led war
against the self-proclaimed Islamic State, or ISIL. The U.S. strikes
come as the Syrian government bombarded areas surrounding Damascus on
Wednesday, killing 31 people, according to the Syrian Observatory for
Human Rights. Another 13 people died from rocket strikes launched into
Damascus by rebel groups.

 

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