Syrian civil war
Washington’s Anti-IS Envoy In Ankara After Syria Visit
The White House envoy coordinating the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group was holding talks in Ankara on...
IS Retakes Raqa District From US-Backed Forces
Islamic State group jihadists recaptured an eastern district of their Syrian bastion Raqa on Friday, a monitor said,...
Five Militants Blow Themselves Up During Raids In Lebanon
Seven Lebanese soldiers were wounded on Friday as five militants blew themselves up and a sixth threw a grenade during...
Sarin Used In Deadly Attack On Syria Town In April
A fact-finding mission by the UN's chemical watchdog, the OPCW, concluded that sarin was used as a chemical weapon in...
US-Backed Forces Cut Off Last IS Escape Route From Raqa
US-backed forces cut off the last escape route for the Islamic State group from Raqa on Thursday, a monitor said,...
US-Backed Force Cuts Off Last IS Escape Route From Raqa
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces on Thursday sealed off the last route used by the Islamic State group to flee an...
US Envoy To Anti-IS Coalition Visits Syria’s Tabqa
The White House envoy to the US-led coalition bombing the Islamic State group, Brett McGurk, met on Thursday with local...
Children Lead the Way As Raqa Families Escape Jihadists
Trapped in their homes in Raqa and running out of supplies, Ahmad Shaabu, his family and their neighbours were...
30 Civilians Dead In Air Strikes On IS-Held Area of Syria
Most of the Syrian town of Deir Ezzor province is controlled by the jihadists and it has been the target of air strikes...
UN Refugee Cash Card Scheme Boosts Lebanese Grocers
In three years, Lebanese grocer Ali Khiami hired six staff, invested in property and funded his children's university...
Macron, Trump Vow ‘joint Response’ If Chemical Attack In Syria
US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron agreed during a telephone call Tuesday on the need...
Dozens Dead In US-Led Strikes On Jihadist-Run Syrian Prison
US-led coalition air strikes killed nearly 60 people at a Syrian prison run by the Islamic State group, a monitor said...
57 Dead In US-Led Strikes On IS Syria Prison
US-led coalition air strikes on a jail run by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria killed at least 57 people, the...
US Wants To Steer Clear of Syrian Civil War
The United States will not be drawn into Syria's civil war, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has said, despite an...
US-Backed Force Has Seized A Quarter of Raqa From IS
US-backed fighters have seized a quarter of Syria's Raqa from the Islamic State group, a monitor said Monday, less than...
Syria Regime Penetrates IS-Held Eastern Province
Syrian regime forces on Friday broke into the eastern Deir Ezzor province for the first time since 2014, a monitor...
472 Civilians Dead In Month of US-Led Syria Strikes
US-led coalition air strikes on two Syrian provinces targeting jihadists have killed 472 civilians over the past month,...
Russia Warships and Sub Fire Cruise Missiles At Syria
Two Russian warships and a submarine in the Mediterranean have fired missiles at Islamic State group targets in Syria,...
The US Must Take Responsibility For Their Crimes In Syria
At the background of the previous incidents, the development of the current situation in Syria has taken a different...