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Disinfo: Daesh has seized the territory of Syria under the leadership of the US

Summary

Seventy percent of Syria’s territory was captured by the Daesh fighters under the US leadership. Russia has driven them away. The US is sponsoring Daesh.

 

Disproof

Conspiracy theory, no evidence given. The US is leading the global coalition to defeat Daesh. www.inherentresolve.mil/campaign/,
U.S.-backed militias are fighting the Daesh in its former Syrian headquarters of Raqqa. Islamic State has lost much of its territory in Syria this year under separate offensives by the SDF (US-backed militias under the banner of the Syrian Democratic Forces) and the Russia-backed Syrian military. www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-raqqa/syrian-militias-aim-to-push-islamic-state-out-of-raqqa-within-a-month-idUSKCN1C01RZ,
Background on the fight against Daesh: www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/eastern-mediterranean/syria/b053-fighting-isis-road-and-beyond-raqqa,

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  • Reported in: Issue82
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 25/09/2017
  • Language/target audience: Russian
  • Country: Russia, US, Syria
  • Keywords: Syrian War, Daesh

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