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November 24, 2015

Report: White Phosphorus Used in Strikes on Syrian City of Raqqa 
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Both France and Russia have heavily bombed the Syrian city of Raqqa, the
de facto capital of the Islamic State, which is also home to hundreds of
thousands of civilians. Activists in Raqqa report the chemical weapon
white phosphorus has been used. The United States meanwhile has struck
an ISIS revenue source, hitting nearly 300 tanker trucks used to
transport oil out of eastern Syria. Russian officials meanwhile said
their forces killed 14 people accused of smuggling fighters out of the
North Caucasus to join the Islamic State in Syria.

 

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