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Despite US strikes, ISIL advances in Syria, Iraq

Published by Hurriyet on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 16:21

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadist group has made several high-profile advances in recent days, despite a US-led air campaign against the movement in Syria and Iraq.
 
On May 17, the ISIL fighters seized Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's largest province of Anbar, in their biggest victory since a major offensive in Iraq last summer.