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Halting ‘tank bombs’ and tunnels, Russia touts helping Syria stop IS
[IsraelTimes] As the jihadist 'caliphate' continues to crumble, Moscow is eager to take credit for the regime's recent advances against the terror group.

As the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 group seems to crumble across Syria, a top Russian commander points to a pulverized tank once used by the jihadists as proof of his country’s essential role in their demise.
Posted by: trailing wife 2017-09-19
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