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A handout file picture made available on 27 December 2013 by fgulen.com shows Fethullah Gulen, an Islamic opinion leader and founder of the Gulen movement. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan allegedly accused Gulen to be behind the attempted coup while making an address to his supporters upon his arrival at Istanbul Ataturk airport in the early hours of 16 July 2016. According to news reports Erdogan denounced the thwarted coup as an ‘act of treason’ and affirmed his government remains in charge. EPA
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Campaign to Purge Terrorists From Abyan With the Support of the Arab Coalition
Senior military sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the decision to purge terrorist groups from the province of Abyan and deploy security forces in cities and districts across the province has been taken once and for all. They added that the battle to rid the province...Caption:
US-backed Syrian Opposition fighters prepare a rocket-launcher as they advance into the ISIS group bastion of Manbij, in northern Syria, on June 23, 2016. Backed by air strikes by the US-led coalition bombing ISIS in Syria and Iraq / AFP
Syrian Opposition Fighters Battling ISIS Deliver Trove of Documents
Syrian opposition U.S.-backed forces fighting to drive ISIS out of northern Syria have gathered a massive trove of documents and data belonging to the ultra-hardline militant group, potentially with leads on its operations, a U.S. military official said on Wednesday....Caption:
A man reacts as he sits on rubble after losing his relatives who were killed in an airstrike in the rebel-held Old Aleppo, Syria, Saturday. | REUTERS
Assad Forces Cut Off All Supply Routes into East Aleppo
Forces loyal to Syrian regime head Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that they had cut off all supply routes into eastern Aleppo, and the regime air-dropped thousands of leaflets there, asking residents to cooperate with the pro-Assad forces and calling on fighters to...Caption: