US trains Syrian civilians to destroy explosives - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Jack Detsch

Dec 13, 2017

Members of Roj Mine Control Organization search for mines and explosive devices planted by Islamic State militants to disarm them near Ain Issa village north of Raqqa, Syria, June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic - RC1FCEC4E0B0 — Members of the Roj Mine Control Organization search for mines and explosive devices planted by Islamic State militants near Ain Issa village north of Raqqa, Syria, June 20, 2017. — REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

A fighter of Syrian Democratic Forces stands amidst the ruins of buildings near the Clock Square in Raqqa, Syria October 18, 2017. Picture taken October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro - RC1E4E003870

US hopes for a quick Syria exit run into a minefield in Raqqa

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A member of an Iraqi unit searches for bombs and mines near the site of an explosion in the city of Mosul, Iraq March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal - RC11A0823EB0

US faces WWII-scale explosives cleanup in Iraq after Islamic State fight

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U.S soldiers ride a military vehicle in al-Kherbeh village, northern Aleppo province, Syria October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - S1AEUIVBKLAA

Pentagon acknowledges higher number of US troops in Syria

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Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces advance toward Islamic State positions in Seif Al Dawla, district of Raqqa, Syria August 9, 2017. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTS1B38G

US-backed forces cut off Islamic State in Raqqa

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