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ISTANBUL: Islamic State seizes major Syrian oil fields, aids Assad regime | Nation | Kentucky.com

Islamic State seizes major Syrian oil fields, aids Assad regime

By Roy Gutman

ISTANBUL — Extremist fighters of the Islamic State, already in control of a third of Iraqi territory, are on the attack in Syria, where they’ve seized more oil fields, facilitated the Assad regime’s advance in Aleppo and started a new offensive against Kurds, Syrian opposition figures say.

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