Syrian Observatory
US-Backed Forces In New Push Against IS In Raqa
US-backed forces captured a new district from jihadists in Syria's Raqa but struggled to hold their positions against...
ISIS Admits Its Leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi Is Dead
ISIS has finally admitted its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, according to reports in Iraq. The terror group is...
IS Chief Reported Dead After Jihadists Lose Mosul
Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported dead on Tuesday, a day after Iraq declared it had driven...
Syria Monitor Says IS Chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Dead
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Tuesday it had information from top Islamic State group...
Rebels Say They Shot Down Syria Warplane Near Ceasefire Zone
Rebel groups shot down a Syrian government warplane on Tuesday near a ceasefire zone in the country's south, the...
Trump Son Met Russian To Get Dirt On Clinton
Donald Trump's eldest son on Monday admitted meeting a Russian lawyer to get dirt on his father's 2016 rival Hillary...
Scattered Violations of South Syria Ceasefire
Frontlines across three provinces in southern Syria remained mostly quiet on Monday almost 24 hours into an...
Quiet As Southern Syria Ceasefire Begins Ahead of Talks
A ceasefire brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan brought quiet Sunday to frontlines in southern Syria ahead...
Quiet As Ceasefire Begins In South Syria
A ceasefire in southern Syria brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan began at noon local time on Sunday, with...
Heavy Regime Bombardment Reported Near Damascus
Government forces carried out heavy bombardment Friday of a rebel-held district on the eastern edge of the Syrian...
Anti-IS Forces Struggle To Gain Ground In Raqa
US-backed forces struggled to gain ground against the Islamic State group in Syria's Raqa on Friday, facing a wave of...
Civilians Trapped As Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul
Iraqi forces on Thursday battled the last remaining Islamic State group fighters in Mosul's Old City, where the UN said...
‘US-Led Strikes Killed 224 Civilians Since Allies Entered Raqa’
US-led coalition air strikes have killed at least 224 civilians since the Syrian forces it backs entered Islamic State...
Tens of Thousands In Syria Protest Expected Turkey Attack
Tens of thousands of people protested on Wednesday in a town in northern Syria against Turkey, as speculation mounts it...
Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul After PM Fetes ‘victory’
Iraqi forces battled the last Islamic State group holdouts in Mosul on Wednesday, a day after the country's premier...
US-Backed Forces Face Fierce IS Resistance In Raqa Old City
US-backed fighters inched forwards in Raqa's Old City against fierce resistance Wednesday, after penetrating the heart...
Fifth Round of Kazakh Syria Talks Focuses On Safe Zones
Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey on Tuesday focused on shoring up a plan for safe zones in Syria at a fifth round...
US-Backed Forces Breach IS Defences In Heart of Syria’s Raqa
US-backed forces have penetrated the heavily fortified heart of jihadist bastion Raqa for the first time, in a key...
Syrian Army Declares Unilateral Fighting Freeze In South
The Syrian army on Monday unilaterally announced a halt to fighting in the country's south that would coincide with a...