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Syrian government forces drove Islamic State out of Palmyra Sunday, inflicting what the army called a mortal blow to the militants who seized the city last year and dynamited its ancient temples. Nathan Frandino reports.
US Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications, Ben Rhodes, warned Turkey against engaging with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), during the daily press briefing in Washington D.C. on Monday. Rhodes said that although the US support the Turkish effort to rid Jarablus of so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) fighters, they do not however "support and we would oppose efforts to move south and engage in activities against" the SDF.
New Syrian army footage shows a military advancement toward Raqqa, home to the de facto capital of Islamic State. Nathan Frandino reports.