Islamic State closes in on Syrian city of Aleppo; US abandons rebel training ... - Reuters
| Reuters | Islamic State closes in on Syrian city of Aleppo; US abandons rebel training ... Reuters BEIRUT/ANKARA Islamic State fighters have seized villages close to the northern city of Aleppo from rival insurgents, a monitoring group said on Friday, despite an intensifying Russian air-and-sea campaign that Moscow says has targeted the militant group. ISIS Makes Gains in Syria Territory Bombed by Russia US official: 'Psychological blow' in ISIS killing of Iranian general in Syria Islamic State advances over wide swaths of Aleppo, activists report |