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Syrian force urges Raqqa militants to surrender by end-May
A US-backed alliance of Syrian militias promised on Thursday that no harm would come to ISIS fighters in Raqqa who turned themselves in by the end of ... Middle East -
Final push on Syria’s Raqqa to be launched in early summer
A US-backed alliance of Arabs and Kurds will launch their final assault on ISIS’s Syrian bastion Raqqa in early summer, two commanders from the ... Middle East -
Syrian Kurds clear mines after taking town and dam from ISIS
Syrian Kurdish-led forces were clearing mines at the country’s largest dam and the nearby town of Tabqa on Thursday, a day after seizing them ... Middle East -
Erdogan urges US to reverse decision on arming Syrian Kurds
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called on the United States to immediately reverse a decision on arming Syrian Kurdish fighters ... Middle East -
Kurdish-Arab alliance advances against ISIS near Syria’s Raqqa
US-backed fighters have captured 80 percent of Syria's Tabqa from ISIS, a monitor said on Monday, a week after they first entered the town. The Syrian ... Middle East -
US-backed Syria forces set up post-ISIS Raqqa council
The US-backed Kurdish-Arab force leading the fight for the ISIS’s Syrian bastion Raqqa announced Tuesday the creation of a “civilian ... Middle East -
US-led coalition mistakenly kills 18 militia allies in Syria: Pentagon
A US-led air strike mistakenly killed 18 members of a Kurdish and Arab militia backed by Washington south of the Syrian city of Tabqa, the Pentagon ... Middle East -
Will the Euphrates dam break?
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ISIS leaders’ families escape Raqqa
As ISIS is weakening in Raqqa, dozens of ISIS leaders, their families and foreign militants fled the city to other areas controlled by the ... Middle East -
Syrian Democratic Forces take ISIS-held airport near Euphrates dam
A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters took full control Sunday of the Tabqa military airport in the country's north from ISIS, a ... Middle East -
French Defense Minister sees Raqqa battle starting in coming days
A battle against ISIS to recapture the Syrian city of Raqqa is likely to start in the coming days, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on ... Middle East -
US military helping operation to seize strategic dam near Syria’s Raqqa
The US military provided air and artillery support – and transported local forces – in an offensive for a vitally important dam near the ... Middle East -
US-led coalition air-drops forces in Raqqa province
The US-led coalition has air-dropped US and allied Syrian forces near Tabqa in Raqqa province, expanding a campaign by the Syrian Democratic Forces ... Middle East -
Here are the 3 possible hideouts for ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
The fate of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still unknown ever since the start of the operation to liberate western Mosul. While many reports ... Features -
Syrian Kurdish YPG says Raqqa attack to start in early April
The head of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said a US-backed assault to drive ISIS from its de-facto capital Raqqa would begin at the start of April ... Middle East -
Why proclaiming end of ISIS would be a flagrant error
Over the last few weeks, ISIS has suffered a series of defeats and setbacks in Syria and Iraq. The new offensive launched last Sunday by Iraqi forces ... Features -
300 families of ISIS fighters flee Syria’s Raqqa as rivals encircle city
Three hundred families of ISIS fighters have fled the extremists' self-proclaimed Syrian capital of Raqqa in 24 hours, as rival forces encircle the ... Middle East -
Erdogan: Turkey cooperating fully in military sphere with Russia on Syria
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in Moscow on Friday after talks with Vladimir Putin that Turkey was cooperating entirely with Russia’s ... Middle East -
US-backed SDF says it can capture Syrian city of Raqqa
US-backed Syrian militias said on Thursday they have enough forces to capture the city of Raqqa from ISIS with support from the US-led coalition, ... Middle East -
US adds 400 troops in Syria to expedite ISIS defeat in Raqqa
A US Marines artillery unit has deployed to Syria in recent days to help local forces speed up efforts to defeat ISIS at Raqqa and the campaign to ... Middle East -
Turkey’s Syria plans face setbacks as Kurds see more US support
Turkey has lost momentum in the war for northern Syria as the United States draws on Kurdish allies in the assault on ISIS-held Raqqa, but Ankara is ... Middle East -
Syrian children turn to suicide, self-harm amid horrors of war
Children living in war-torn Syria, some as young as 12, are self-harming, taking drugs, and attempting suicide to escape the horrors they have endured ... Middle East -
Pentagon plan calls for more US participation in attack against ISIS
The US pentagon has issued a plan for the upcoming attack on ISIS’ capital of Raqqa in Syria. According to the Washington Post, the plan calls ... Middle East -
Syrian fighters cut main road linking ISIS-held areas
US-backed Syrian fighters on Monday cut the main road between the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, which is controlled by ISIS, and the eastern city of ... Middle East -
ISIS imposes ‘Afghan-style dress code’ in Syria’s Raqqa
ISIS has imposed an “Afghan-style” dress code on men in its Syrian stronghold Raqqa to help its fighters blend into the civilian ... Variety -
Iraqi army controls main roads out of Mosul, trapping ISIS
US-backed Iraqi army units on Wednesday took control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in ISIS’s hands, a general and ... Middle East -
Pentagon has evidence of ISIS ‘exodus’ from Syria’s Raqqa
A months-long campaign to isolate and pressure the ISIS group’s self-declared capital of Raqqa, Syria, is paying off as the administrative ... Middle East -
Erdogan says Turkish operation in Syria will continue to Raqqa
Turkey has advocated a safe zone in Syria cleared of ISIS and YPG Middle East -
Fierce fighting 20km from ISIS bastion in Syria
Twelve villages have fallen to the rebels in the latest phase of the offensive launched on November 6 Middle East -
Erdogan, Trump to act together on ISIS in Syria
The two leaders discussed issues including a safe zone in Syria, the refugee crisis and the fight against terror, sources said Middle East