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Monday

Fall Of Raqqa Delivers Sharp Blow To Islamic State's Media Operation

American-backed forces took control of the Islamic State's de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria, last month, dealing a major blow to the extremist organization. Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Here & Now Compass

Fall Of Raqqa Delivers Sharp Blow To Islamic State's Media Operation

ISIS has had an unprecedented drop in media output since the fall of Raqqa, according to BBC Monitoring. The decline suggests the majority of its media operation was based in its de facto capital.

Thursday

Red Cross Urges Fair And Lawful Treatment Of Captured ISIS Fighters

A picture taken on Oct. 20, 2017, shows writing about the so-called Islamic State group on a wall in the recaptured Syrian town of Mayadeen. The Red Cross is urging lawful treatment of foreign fighters who traveled to Syria to join the extremists. AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Red Cross Urges Fair And Lawful Treatment Of Captured ISIS Fighters

The remarks come days after a top U.S. envoy was quoted saying, "Our mission is to make sure that any foreign fighter who is here, who joined ISIS from a foreign country ... they will die here."

Tuesday

ISIS Makes Last Stand At A Stadium In Raqqa, Its Doomed 'Capital'

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces walks on a building near Raqqa's stadium Monday, as they cleared the last positions on the front line in the fight against ISIS. Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

ISIS Makes Last Stand At A Stadium In Raqqa, Its Doomed 'Capital'

As of Tuesday, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces control "more than 90 percent" of Raqqa, says U.S. Army Col. Ryan Dillon.

ISIS Makes Last Stand At A Stadium In Raqqa, Its Doomed 'Capital'

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Thursday

Tuesday

U.S. To Arm Kurds In Syria, Despite Turkish Opposition

Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces look toward Tabqa, Syria. The U.S. announced Tuesday that it will begin arming Kurds allied with the SDF as the Pentagon prepares an offensive to retake the ISIS stronghold Raqqa. Syrian Democratic Forces via AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

U.S. To Arm Kurds In Syria, Despite Turkish Opposition

Turkey views the Kurdish groups in Syria as terrorists, but the Pentagon sees them as the best chance to retake an ISIS stronghold.

Thursday

'Misdirected' Airstrike By U.S.-Led Coalition Kills 18 Allied Fighters In Syria

Central Command says an errant coalition strike killed 18 fighters from the Syria Democratic Forces. A member of the U.S.-backed SDF, made up of an alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters, inspect the Tabqa dam on March 27. Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

'Misdirected' Airstrike By U.S.-Led Coalition Kills 18 Allied Fighters In Syria

The strike was requested by America's partners "who had identified the target location as an ISIS fighting position," U.S. Central Command said Thursday.

Saturday

Monday

U.S.-Backed Fighters Push Forward In 2 Key Offensives Against ISIS

U.S.-backed fighters rest during fighting with the Islamic State group near Ein Issa, north of Raqqa, Syria, as shown in a video by Qasioun, a Syrian opposition media outlet. AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

U.S.-Backed Fighters Push Forward In 2 Key Offensives Against ISIS

Two offensives in two countries are aimed at retaking Syria's Raqqa and Iraq's Mosul. Raqqa is the Islamic State's de facto capital, while Mosul is the group's most important stronghold in Iraq.