Syrian Democratic Forces
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...
Russia Spurns French Claim IS Bastion Raqa ‘surrounded’
Russia's army on Saturday dismissed a French claim that Raqa, the Islamic State's stronghold in Syria, was surrounded...
Final Push On Syria’s Raqa To Begin In Days
The international coalition battling the Islamic State group will begin a final push on the jihadists' Syrian...
US Airlift Backs New Assault Near Raqqa Stronghold
US-led coalition aircraft have for the first time carried out an airlift of allied fighters battling the jihadist group...
US Military Helping Op To Seize Strategic Dam Near Syria’s Raqa
The US military provided air and artillery support -- and transported local forces -- in an offensive for a vitally...
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...
Coalition Gathers To Hear Trump Islamic State Plan
The 68-nation US-led coalition against the Islamic State group will meet in Washington on Wednesday to accelerate...
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...
Iraqi Helicopter Fires At ISIS Targets In Besieged Mosul
An Iraqi Army helicopter fires a missile at ISIS positions as government forces seeking to retake Mosul said they had...
Iraq Battles IS In Mosul, Commander Says Resistance Weakening
Iraqi special forces battled the Islamic State group on Friday in west Mosul, where a commander said jihadist...
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...
US Deploys More Troops In Syria, Turning Up Heat On IS
The United States turned up the heat on the Islamic State group Thursday, sending an additional 400 US troops into...
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,...
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...