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US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Near North Syria Town
US-backed forces battled Islamic State group fighters around a key northern Syrian town on Monday, a monitor said,...
Fighting Puts Syria IS-Held Dam Out of Service
Fighting at a dam held by the Islamic State jihadist group in northern Syria put it out of service Sunday, risking...
US Senator Warns of ‘tough Decisions’ With Syrian Kurds
The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria faces "tough decisions" on how much it should support...
Russia ‘strikes Deal’ With Syrian Kurds To Set Up Base
Russia is setting up a military base in northwestern Syria in agreement with the Syrian-Kurdish YPG armed group that...
Syria Kurds Say Will Get Training From Russian Forces
Russia's military will train Kurdish forces in Syria, a spokesman said Monday, in the first agreement of its kind with...
Syrian Force Fighting For Raqa Is Mainly Arab
The US-backed Arab-Kurdish alliance leading the offensive to surround and recapture the Islamic State group's main...
Russian, US Forces Eyeball Each Other In Syrian City
American and Russian troops are now both present in the northern Syrian city of Manbij and can clearly see each other...
US Sends Marines To Support Raqqa Assault
The US has sent 400 additional troops to Syria to support an allied local force aiming to capture the so-called Islamic...
Suspected Coalition Raids Kill 14 Civilians In North Syria
Air strikes thought to have been conducted by a US-led coalition Thursday killed 14 civilians, including six children,...
US Marines Deploy Artillery Battery To Syria
The United States has sent a Marine Corps artillery battery into Syria to help defeat the Islamic State group in Raqa,...
Why Foreigners Join Syria Kurds
Captivated by the idea of fighting jihadists, or dedicated to starting a "revolution," foreigners have diverse reasons...
Syrians Fleeing IS Group Wait For Safe Passage At Checkpoints
At a checkpoint in northern Syria, a weary woman and her husband sit in a truck, surrounded by their belongings,...
Syria Forces Quietly Take Up Buffer Between Kurds, Turks
US-backed Syrian fighters have turned over several villages in the country's north to government forces under a deal to...
Turkey, Russia, US Military Chiefs Weigh Anti-IS Steps
The top generals of the Turkish, Russian and US military met Tuesday for talks likely to be dominated by next steps in...
Turkey, Russia, US Military Chiefs Hold Talks In Turkey
Turkish, Russian and US military chiefs held talks on Tuesday in the southern Turkish city of Antalya to discuss...
Turkey Steps Back From Striking Syria’s Manbij
Turkey on Monday stepped back from threats to strike Syrian Kurdish militia forces deployed in Manbij, a former Islamic...
US Sends Extra Troops Into Syrian City of Manbij
The Pentagon said Monday it has sent additional US troops into northern Syria in a show of strength aimed at deterring...
IS Imposes ‘Afghan Dress’ In Syria’s Raqa
The Islamic State group has imposed an "Afghan-style" dress code on men in its Syrian stronghold Raqa to help its...
US-Backed Forces Cut Key Supply Route To IS-Held Raqa
US-backed forces in Syria on Monday cut off a key supply route between the Islamic State group's stronghold Raqa and...