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June 2, 2015

U.S. Accuses Syria of Backing ISIL's Offensive in Aleppo 
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The self-proclaimed Islamic State has launched a new offensive in the
northern Syrian province of Aleppo. The militants have pushed back an
alliance which includes Western-backed rebels, capturing villages near
the Turkish border and coming within 30 miles of a main border crossing
between Turkey and Syria. As rebels appealed to the United States for
airstrikes to counteract the assault, the U.S. Embassy in Syria accused
the Syrian military of carrying out airstrikes to help ISIL's advance.
According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, May
marked the bloodiest month so far this year in Syria, with more than
6,650 people killed across the country.

 

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