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Ankara sees the Syrian Kurdish fighters as an extension of its own insurgent group it labels terrorists... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 3

IRAQI FORCES RETAKE THE COUNTRY'S LAST IS-HELD TOWN


Iraqi and American officials say IS militants are expected to continue carrying out insurgent-style attacks in Syria, Iraq and beyond... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 0

AT LEAST 50 DEAD IN ARTILLERY FIRE, RUSSIAN STRIKES IN SYRIA


The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ongoing heavy bombardment in the Deir Ezzor province had killed 50 civilians, including 20 children, since late Friday night... READ MORE

12th November, 2017 17

HOW MUCH OF SYRIA HAS RUSSIA LIBERATED?


Claim The Syrian Army, backed by Russian air support, has recaptured more than 500,000 sq km of territory from so-called Islamic State IS militants... READ MORE

28th October, 2017 262

SYRIAN ARMY CAPTURES ISLAMIC STATE POSITION, EYES FINAL STRONGHOLD


Albu Kamal is located in Deir al-Zor province at the Syrian border with Iraq, just over the frontier from the Iraqi town of al-Qaim... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 16

SYRIAN DEMOCRATIC FORCES CLEARING RAQQA WAR REMNANTS AFTER OUSTING ISLAMIC STATE


Militants took over Raqqa, on the Euphrates River, in 2014 and transformed it into the epicentre of their brutal rule... READ MORE

18th October, 2017 0

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

14th October, 2017 12718

NO NEGOTIATED PULLOUT FOR IS FROM SYRIA'S RAQQA


A broader effort by the Raqqa Civil Council to get the remaining civilians out of there, according to Dillon... READ MORE

11th October, 2017 0

RUSSIA ACCUSES U.S. OF PRETENDING TO FIGHT ISLAMIC STATE IN SYRIA, IRAQ


Russia accuses US of pretending to fight Islamic State in Syria Iraq... READ MORE

10th October, 2017 3968

RUSSIAN FORCES KILL '120 ISIL FIGHTERS' IN SYRIA'S EAST


Large number of fighters, including foreign mercenaries, killed in air raids in Deir Az Zor, Russian officials say... READ MORE

7th October, 2017 577

FLEEING OFFENSIVES WHERE ARE ISLAMIC STATES JIHADIS GOING


Iraqi forces, like their counterparts in Syria, use a database to pick out suspected IS fighters from among civilians... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 7

AIRLINES HALT IRBIL FLIGHTS AMID ANGER OVER INDEPENDENCE VOTE FOR IRAQ'S KURDS


Several regional airlines are moving to halt flights to Irbil in Iraq's Kurdish region... READ MORE

27th September, 2017 0

KURDISH REFERENDUM: SHOULD THE EU FEAR INDEPENDENCE?


Why should the European Union be worried about independence for Iraq's Kurdish region? Speak to Kurds, and many say it should not be. Ebubekir Isik,... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 67

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

24th September, 2017 2161

ISIS 'CALIPHATE' NEAR COLLAPSE AS MOST OF RAQQA TAKEN BY U.S.-BACKED FORCES


Over the past two months, about 30 fighters have surrendered to the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces SDF ... READ MORE

22nd September, 2017 164

ABADI: OPERATION LAUNCHED TO RETAKE HAWIJA FROM ISIL


Hawija, located in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk, 240km north of Baghdad, is one of the last pockets of territory held by ISIL fighters in Iraq... READ MORE

21st September, 2017 912

SYRIAN ARMY CLOSES IN ON ISIL IN DEIR AZ ZOR


That line runs from the neighbouring province of Raqqa and southeast along the Euphrates to Deir Az Zor... READ MORE

18th September, 2017 1026

RUSSIA DENIES AIRSTRIKE THAT WOUNDED SIX US-BACKED FIGHTERS


Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces say raid occurred on eastern side of Euphrates river in area liberated from Isis... READ MORE

18th September, 2017 250

SYRIAN FORCES CAPTURE KEY DISTRICT IN DEIR AL ZOR


On Sunday Sept. 17 the Syrian army and allied forces captured the al-Jafra district... READ MORE

18th September, 2017 6

RUSSIA DENIES CLAIM OF AIRSTRIKE ON US-BACKED SYRIAN FORCE


The Russian defence ministry said Russian air forces carry out pinpoint strikes only on IS targets that have been observed and confirmed through several channels... READ MORE

18th September, 2017 0

RUSSIA KNEW U.S.-BACKED SYRIAN FORCES WERE IN AREA IT BOMBED


Russian munitions impacted a location known to the Russians to contain Syrian Democratic Forces and coalition advisers, the Pentagon said in a statement... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 16

PRO-DAMASCUS ALLIANCE DECLARES SYRIA OFFENSIVE NEAR IRAQ BORDER


The alliance of Iran-backed Shi'ite militias said the offensive, with Damascus's military support and Russian air cover, began in the southern corner of Deir al-Zor province... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 57

IRAQI FORCES ATTACK ISIL IN AKASHAT NEAR SYRIA BORDER


Iraqi armed forces have started an offensive to dislodge ISIL fighters from an area on the border with Syria, south of the Euphrates river... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 146

AIR STRIKES HIT US-BACKED MILITIA IN SYRIA'S DEIR AL-ZOR


Syrian government or Russian air strikes targeted US-backed Syrian militias in Deir al-Zor province at dawn on Saturday, a militia official told Reuters... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 0

'US-BACKED MILITIA HIT BY AIR STRIKES IN SYRIA'S DEIR AL-ZOR,' SAY SYRIAN DEMOCRATIC FORCES


Syrian government or Russian air strikes targeted US-backed Syrian militias in Deir al-Zor province at dawn on Saturday, a militia official told Reuters... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 5

RETREATING ISIS FIGHTERS PREPARE FOR 'LAST STAND' IN SYRIA


After losing control of the city of Deir ez-Zor, Isis fighters have retreated towards the Euphrates river... READ MORE

8th September, 2017 741

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ISIS USED US MISSILE STRIKE TO LAUNCH NEW OFFENSIVE NEAR PALMYRA, HOMS GOVERNOR TELLS RT


ISIS used US missile strike to launch new offensive near Palmyra, Homs governor tells RT -- RT News... READ MORE

7th April, 2017 8131

IRAQ ARMY 'TAKES' EAST MOSUL FROM ISIL


Iraq's army says it has retaken all of eastern Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ISIL ... READ MORE

23rd January, 2017 4808

SUSPECTED COALITION RAIDS 'KILL 23 CIVILIANS' IN SYRIA


At least 23 civilians, including eight children, have been killed in air raids on an ISIL-held village in northern Syria, according to a monitor... READ MORE

9th March, 2017 1975

US-BACKED SYRIAN FORCES 'SURROUND' ISIL IN RAQQA


The Syrian Democratic Forces say they have seized the last route to Raqqa, and now fully encircle the city... READ MORE

30th June, 2017 1881

WHAT IS THE OLDEST CITY IN THE WORLD?


Damascus was once a largely undisputed shoo-in for oldest city... READ MORE

16th February, 2015 1853

US-LED AIR STRIKES BLOCK ISIL EVACUATION DEAL


The evacuation deal, brokered by Lebanon's Hezbollah and the Syrian army, sparked a furious reaction from Iraq and the United States... READ MORE

31st August, 2017 1813

TURKISH-BACKED SYRIAN REBELS RECAPTURE TOWN OF DABIQ FROM ISIS


Syrian rebel fighters backed by Turkey have seized the town of Dabiq from Islamic State, a symbolically crucial victory in the fight against the terror group... READ MORE

16th October, 2016 1567

BELGIUM PROBES MOSUL AIR STRIKES THAT KILLED CIVILIANS


Monitors and officials say there's been a marked increase in civilian deaths as Iraqi forces push into Mosul's Old City... READ MORE

31st March, 2017 1364

POLICE CHIEF KILLED IN IRAQ'S ANBAR


Police chief of iraq's anbar province killed by bomb... READ MORE

12th October, 2014 1218

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

6th March, 2017 1210

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

24th August, 2017 1130

HUNDREDS OF IRAQIS ILL WITH FOOD POISONING IN CAMP


Hundreds of people have fallen ill from suspected food poisoning at a camp for displaced people near the Iraqi city of Mosul, officials say... READ MORE

13th June, 2017 1022

SECRET BRITISH ROLE IN HALTING ISIL 'MASSACRE' IN LEBANON


It cut off the advance of Isil into the small Christian town of Ras Baalbek, in the north of Lebanon... READ MORE

1st December, 2014 863

AIR STRIKE DESTROYS HOSPITAL IN IDLIB'S MAARET AL-NUMAN


Russia accused of bombing central hospital in Maaret al-Numaan in Idlib province, injuring several people... READ MORE

3rd April, 2017 786

IRAQ CITY OF KIRKUK UNDER ATTACK BY ARMED MILITANTS


Witnesses in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk say armed militants have attacked a local police compound and that fighting is underway... READ MORE

21st October, 2016 775

EASTERN ALEPPO FACES ANNIHILATION SAYS UN SPECIAL ENVOY TO SYRIA


The UN special envoy to Syria Staffan De Mistura has said eastern Aleppo faces total destruction that will result in the deaths of thousands of civilians... READ MORE

7th October, 2016 748

ISIL EVACUATION DEAL ANGERS IRAQ


He said it would allow hundreds of fighters to deploy along an insecure border, close to three Iraqi desert towns still under ISIL control... READ MORE

30th August, 2017 740

US-BACKED SYRIA FORCES RESUME FIGHTING NEAR TABQA DAM


Located about 40km from Raqqa, the dam is the biggest on the Euphrates... READ MORE

27th March, 2017 736

IRAQ: KURDS DEPORT JAPANESE MAN OVER ALLEGED ISIL TIES


Media reports say Kosuke Tsuneoka, 47, is a freelance journalist who was covering the battle to take the city of Mosul from the armed group... READ MORE

8th November, 2016 597

ISLAMIC STATE TAKES GROUND FROM SYRIAN KURDS AFTER AIR STRIKES


Ain Issa sits on a major east-west highway from Aleppo in the west to the Iraqi city of Mosul... READ MORE

6th July, 2015 452

HEZBOLLAH ACCUSES THE U.S. OF PUTTING LIVES AT STAKE BY HOUNDING ISIS CONVOY


It has also been criticized in Lebanon, where opinion is polarized over Hezbollah's increasingly assertive role in directing the policies of the state... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 450

SDF ADVANCES AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE IN SOUTHERN RAQQA


The SDF is dominated by the Kurdish YPG militia, and is the main partner for the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State in Syria... READ MORE

1st August, 2017 425

LIFE AFTER ISIL: MOSUL MUSICIANS EMERGE FROM THE SHADOWS


Musicians who lived under ISIL rule had to keep their profession a secret or face severe punishment. But now they have begun to perform again... READ MORE

31st July, 2017 420

U.S.-BACKED TROOPS CAPTURE SYRIAN AIRBASE FROM ISIS


The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces SDF announced they had captured the Tabqa airbase, 45 kilometres west of Raqqa, the ISIS group's de facto capital in Syria... READ MORE

27th March, 2017 401

U.S. COALITION JETS BOMB ISLAMIC STATE-HELD TOWN NEAR EUPHRATES DAM


The Euphrates Dam is one of the major sources of electicity in the country and crucial for irrigation of farms in the fertile region around Raqqa... READ MORE

6th February, 2017 367

SYRIAN FORCES BREAK ISIS SIEGE ON AIRPORT


The regime has been fighting since the end of September to break the siege, said Rami Abdurrahman, the head of London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights... READ MORE

11th November, 2015 344

ISLAMIC STATE LAUNCHES TWO SUICIDE ATTACKS ON U.S.-BACKED SYRIAN REBELS


Islamic State-affiliated Amaq news agency said two suicide attacks were conducted by its fighters near Tanf on positions of Syrian groups supported by America... READ MORE

10th April, 2017 294

ANTI-ISIS FIGHTERS BATTLE TO RETAKE FALLUJA, RAQQA FROM ISIS


Security forces rapidly close in on key ISIS-held territories in Iraq and Syria, military officials say... READ MORE

5th June, 2016 290

RUSSIAN WARPLANES USE IRAN BASE TO BOMB ISIL IN SYRIA


X Embed x Share Russia's Defense Ministry said Tuesday its warplanes took off from a base in Iran to target Islamic State fighters in Syria... READ MORE

16th August, 2016 290

SYRIAN REBELS SEIZE SWATHES OF SOUTH AS ISLAMIC STATE RETREATS


Islamic State had cut roads and were in control and had been positioned in former Syrian army bases with a strong presence and with heavy armor... READ MORE

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