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Syria: Renewed Isis onslaught on Kobane and Hassakeh cities
by Our Foreign Desk
ISLAMIC STATE (Isis) launched two offensives yesterday against the Syrian army and Kurdish militias.
In an apparent attempt to reverse recent setbacks, Isis attacked the northern cities of Hassakeh and Kobane, killing dozens of people.
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