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AMID TURKISH ASSAULT, KURDISH FORCES ARE DRAWN AWAY FROM U.S. FIGHT WITH ISIS
Kurdish fighters in Syria who have been key in the American-led campaign against the Islamic State are peeling off to respond to Turkish attacks... READ MORE›
PUTIN ORDERS DAILY PAUSES IN ASSAULT ON REBEL-HELD GHOUTA AMID REPORTS OF CHEMICAL ATTACK
Syrian state television reported that army units had directed strikes and advanced against militants near Harasta in eastern Ghouta... READ MORE›
DO WESTERNERS FIGHTING WITH SYRIA'S KURDS POSE A THREAT BACK HOME? (PART 2)
Hundreds of foreign nationals are fighting in Afrin to defend the Kurdish revolution in northern Syria... READ MORE›
REFUGEE RETURNS EXPECTED AFTER AFRIN OPERATION
We know that many Syrian refugees in Turkey want to return home if a secure environment is established in their region of origin... READ MORE›
US 'GAME OF PROVOCATIONS' CAUSED MILITARY CONFLICT IN SYRIA'S AFRIN - LAVROV
He also called out Washington for its ambiguous stance on the fact that Islamic State IS, former ISIS ISIL terrorists are present in Afghanistan... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. STRIKES KILLED SCORES OF RUSSIAN FIGHTERS IN SYRIA, SOURCES SAY
U.S. Strikes Killed Scores of Russia Fighters in Syria, Sources Say... READ MORE›
'RUSSIANS KILLED' IN US SYRIA AIR STRIKES
At least two Russian fighters were killed in US air strikes in north-eastern Syria last week, their associates have told the BBC... READ MORE›
U.S. WANTS FOREIGN FIGHTERS IN SYRIA TO FACE JUSTICE IN THEIR HOMELANDS
The Syrian Democratic Forces are currently holding thousands of IS detainees, including hundreds of foreign fighters from a number of nations... READ MORE›
U.S. STRIKES IN SYRIA KILL 100, OFFICIAL SAYS
Moscow and Washington maintain contacts in eastern Syria to prevent unexpected confrontation between forces they support... READ MORE›
U.S. TROOPS MAY BE AT RISK OF 'MISSION CREEP' AFTER A DEADLY BATTLE IN THE SYRIAN DESERT
The Syrian government accused the United States of aggression in launching the strikes, which it said killed scores of people... READ MORE›
US-LED AIR RAIDS IN SYRIA 'KILL 100 PRO-ASSAD FIGHTERS'
The US said they had responded to an unprovoked attack against the Washington-backed Syrian Democratic Forces SDF, but did not give any details on casualties... READ MORE›
U.S.-LED COALITION, PRO-ASSAD FORCES, CLASH IN EAST SYRIA
Syrian state television reported that the coalition had caused dozens of dead and wounded by bombing pro-government forces... READ MORE›
U.S.-BACKED COALITION IN SYRIA STRIKES PRO-ASSAD FORCES
The Syrian state news agency, Sana, described the strikes as aggression by the coalition against popular forces that were fighting the Islamic State... READ MORE›
ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS STILL POSE WORLD THREAT
They said IS foreign fighters unable to blend into the local population may be trying to leave, making their identification critical... READ MORE›
ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS STILL POSE WORLD THREAT
They said IS foreign fighters unable to blend into the local population may be trying to leave, making their identification critical... READ MORE›
ISLAMIC STATE FIGHTERS FLEEING SYRIA AWAIT ORDERS FOR RENEWED BATTLE
ISIS fighters are fleeing Syria and Iraq, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said in remarks in Washington last week, using an acronym for Islamic State... READ MORE›
THOUSANDS OF ISIS FIGHTERS FLEE MANY TO BATTLE AGAIN
Mustafa Balli, a spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces headquarters, blamed the Turkish assault on Afrin for what he said was the Islamic State's resurgence... READ MORE›
8 TURKISH TROOPS DIE IN OFFENSIVE AGAINST KURDISH MILITIA IN SYRIA
In a statement late Saturday, the Turkish military said five soldiers were killed after their tank in Syria came under attack near Afrin... READ MORE›
PILOT KILLED AFTER SYRIAN REBELS DOWN RUSSIAN WARPLANE
The violence in Idlib came as fighting raged between Turkish troops and Turkey-backed opposition gunmen with Syrian Kurdish fighters in the northern Syrian enclave of Afrin... READ MORE›
8 TURKISH TROOPS DIE IN SYRIA OPERATION; RUSSIAN PILOT SLAIN
Since then, Syrian troops have captured wide parts of the country and in recent weeks have been making advances in Idlib... READ MORE›
GROUP HELPS IDENTIFY ISIS FIGHTERS FLEEING NORTHERN SYRIA
We want to get justice, says Mohammad Kheder, 31, CEO of Sound and Picture, which works with the Free Syrian Army FSA to identify ISIS fighters... READ MORE›
TURKEY OFFICIAL DISPUTES TRUMP-ERDOGAN CALL READOUT
Erdogan-Trump phone conversation summary published by White House is not correct, according to Turkish source... READ MORE›
TURKEY VOWS TO WIDEN OFFENSIVE AGAINST U.S.-BACKED SYRIAN KURDS, CLOSER AMERICAN FORCES
Turkey's president on Wednesday vowed to expand Ankara's operation against Kurdish forces in northern Syria beyond the enclave of Afrin and toward the town... READ MORE›
MIXED MESSAGES FROM U.S. AS TURKEY ATTACKS SYRIAN KURDS
Mixed Messages From US as Turkey Attacks Syrian Kurds... READ MORE›
FIGHTING RAGES AS TURKISH FORCES WIDEN THEIR PUSH INTO TERRITORIES OF U.S.-BACKED KURDS IN SYRIA
Turkey says it aims to create a 30-km 20-mile deep secure zone in Afrin, the Kurdish-controlled enclave on its border... READ MORE›
TURKISH TROOPS FACE FIERCE BATTLES AS THEY ADVANCE ON KURDISH-HELD ENCLAVE IN SYRIA
Turkey says it aims to create a 30-kilometre deep secure zone in Afrin, the Kurdish-controlled enclave on its border... READ MORE›
TURKEY SEES BETRAYAL AS US BACKS SYRIAN KURDS
Led and endured with huge losses by US-backed Syrian Kurds... READ MORE›
TURKISH JETS BOMBARD SYRIAN CITY OF AFRIN AS ANKARA VOWS GROUND OPERATIONS INTO KURDISH-HELD ENCLAVE
Turkish jets bombed the Kurdish-controlled city of Afrin in northern Syria on Saturday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to expand Turkey's milit... READ MORE›
TURKEY STEPS UP ATTACK ON KURDISH-HELD REGION OF SYRIA
The warplanes attacked Afrin shortly before sunset, Turkish media reported... READ MORE›
DEADLY TWIN BLASTS ROCK CENTRAL BAGHDAD
Eight people were also killed in a suicide bombing on Sunday in the al-Tarmiyah area in northern Baghdad... READ MORE›
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IRAQI PRIME MINISTER ARRIVES IN MOSUL TO DECLARE VICTORY OVER ISIS
But the end of the Islamic State's hold on Mosul does not mean peace is at hand... READ MORE›
ISIS FACING COLLAPSE IN SYRIA'S RAQQA
Omar Alloush, a local Raqqa official, told The Associated Press on Friday that about 100 ISIS militants surrendered at once... READ MORE›
RUSSIA IRAN VOW CONTINUED MILITARY SUPPORT FOR ASSAD
According to the activists, the attack occurred in the Shuaib al-Zeker area, close to where US-backed Syrian fighters have been on the offensive against ISIL... READ MORE›
RUSSIA ISSUES WARNING AFTER US COALITION DOWNS JET
Russia has warned the US-led coalition fighting in Syria that it will view its aircraft as targets, after a Syrian military plane was shot down... READ MORE›
FACTIONS ALLIED WITH US CLASH IN SYRIA PULLING PENTAGON INTO MISSION FRAUGHT WITH RISK
If we're going to go into Syria and fight the Islamic State, we're going to create a whole lot of wreckage... READ MORE›
80 PEOPLE KILLED IN JUST OVER 24 HOURS
Fadel Abdul Ghany, head of the Syrian Network for Human Rights, said Eastern Ghouta was the main target for the Syrian government now... READ MORE›
PENTAGON PLAN TO SEIZE RAQQA CALLS FOR SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN U.S. PARTICIPATION
On Friday, Moscow announced that Russian and Syrian humanitarian convoys were heading toward Manbij... READ MORE›
SYRIA'S BASHAR AL-ASSAD CALLS US FORCES 'INVADERS'
Assad dismissed the US-backed military campaign against ISIL in Syria as only a few raids, and said a more comprehensive approach was needed... READ MORE›
ISLAMIC STATE LEADER BAGHDADI ABANDONS MOSUL FIGHT TO FIELD COMMANDERS, U.S. AND IRAQI SOURCES SAY
The intelligence sources point to a sharp drop in Islamic State postings on social media as evidence that Baghdadi and his circle have become increasingly isolated... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN AIR RAIDS KILL 34 CIVILIANS NEAR DEIR AZ ZOR
Oil-rich Deir Az Zor province borders Iraq and is a strategic prize for both SDF and the Syrian army... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN FORCES FIRE ON US-BACKED SYRIAN REBELS
A Russian strike wounded members of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, the anti-ISIS coalition said Saturday, near the city of Deir Ezzor... READ MORE›
ASSAD CALLS U.S. FORCES 'INVADERS', BUT STILL HOPEFUL ON TRUMP
The United States is leading a coalition against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria... READ MORE›
US-LED COALITION 'KILLS 23 CIVILIANS' IN ISIL-HELD TOWN
It said US-led coalition fighter jets were heavily bombarding ISIL positions in Raqqa's rural outskirts... READ MORE›
DEADLY AIR RAID HITS REFUGEE SHELTER NEAR RAQQA
Activists say a suspected US-led coalition air raid struck a school sheltering displaced people near ISIL-held Raqqa... READ MORE›
NORTH SYRIA EXODUS AS FAMILIES FLEE ASSAULT ON ISIL
On Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said 30,000 people had been displaced by the government's offensive on ISIL fighters... READ MORE›
ISIS STRATEGY: TRUMP TAKES CREDIT FOR ISIS SETBACKS
The Obama strategy was designed to support local ground forces in Iraq and Syria with coalition air power, advisers and training... READ MORE›
FROM 'CALIPH' TO FUGITIVE: IS LEADER BAGHDADI'S NEW LIFE ON THE RUN
Baghdadi has become nervous and very careful in his movements, said Talabany, whose services are directly involved in countering Islamic State plots... READ MORE›
SDF SAYS IT TOOK CONOCO GAS FIELD FROM ISIL
US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces claim to have taken a major gas field, which is located in Deir Az Zor... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTER'S PLANE 'BUZZED' BY NATO JET
Nato has beefed up its military presence in Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, in the wake of Russia's seizure and annexation Ukraine's Crimean peninsula in 2014... READ MORE›
1,000 ISIS MILITANTS SURRENDER AS IRAQ RETAKES KEY TOWN OF HAWIJA
Paul Funk, who commands the coalition task force fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria... READ MORE›
PENTAGON: RUSSIA KNOWINGLY HIT US-BACKED SDF IN SYRIA
Russian munitions impacted a location known to the Russians to contain Syrian Democratic Forces and coalition advisers, the Pentagon said... READ MORE›
SYRIAN ARMY CAPTURES KEY SUPPLY ROUTE IN DEIR AZ ZOR
Syrian government-aligned Hezbollah says Palmyra to Deir Az Zor highway captured from ISIL in latest push... READ MORE›
DOZENS OF CIVILIANS KILLED IN SYRIA AIR STRIKES
Attacks on Eastern Ghouta over the past two weeks have killed more than 100 people, the Syrian Observatory said... READ MORE›
TURKEY ENDS 'EUPHRATES SHIELD' OPERATION IN SYRIA
Operation Euphrates Shield has been successful and is finished... READ MORE›
SDF FORCES 'CUT KEY ROAD' LINKING ISIL-HELD AREAS
The SDF said its forces have cut the road between Raqqa and Deir Az Zor province... READ MORE›
PALMYRA: RUSSIA-BACKED SYRIA ARMY RETAKES ANCIENT CITY
But ISIL is not the only side in Syria's civil war, now in its sixth year, that has damaged Palmyra... READ MORE›
U.S.-BACKED SYRIAN FORCE CUTS LAST ROAD OUT OF IS STRONGHOLD
SYRIAN ARMY ALSO EYES RAQQA The Syrian army's advance from the west has added to the pressure on Islamic State... READ MORE›
SYRIAN ARMY READIES FINAL FIGHT TO CAPTURE DEIR AZ ZOR
The latest air raids hit the ISIL-held village of al-Khrayta, 14km outside Deir Az Zor city... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP'S MEETING WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN LASTS MORE THAN 2 HOURS AFTER BEING SCHEDULED FOR 30 MINUTES
Mr Tillerson noted Mr Trump opened the meeting with the issue, with Mr Putin denying Russia's role in it... READ MORE›
AS SYRIA WAR TIGHTENS US AND RUSSIA MILITARY HOTLINES HUMMING
Bisected by the Euphrates River, Deir al-Zor and its oil resources are critical to the Syrian state... READ MORE›