Posts Tagged: ISIS Syria
ISIS Leader in Syria Killed in Drone Strike, Says US Military
The leader of Islamic State in Syria, one of the top five leaders of the militant group, has been killed in a US air strike,...
United States to Stay in Syria, Top Kurdish Politician Says
A leading Syrian Kurdish politician said on Thursday the United States will stay on in Syria to destroy Islamic State, build infrastructure and remain a...
South African Photographer Kidnapped in Syria Back Home: Source
A South African photojournalist kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State three years ago returned home on Thursday with the help of Turkey's intelligence agency, a...
Russian Forces Enter Former Islamic State Stronghold in Syria After US Pullback
Russian forces have entered Raqqa, the former de facto capital of the Islamic State caliphate, in one of the starkest examples yet of how Moscow has filled the vacuum created by President Donald...
Islamic State Leader Says ‘Daily Operations’ Underway in Purported Message
Islamic State's media network on Monday issued an audio message purporting to come from its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi saying operations were taking place daily and urging freedom for women...
US Sending Islamic State Suspects From Syria to Iraq
US forces have quietly sent at least 30 suspected foreign Islamic State fighters captured in Syria last year and in late 2017 to stand trial...
Christianity Grows in Syrian Town Once Besieged by Islamic State
A community of Syrians who converted to Christianity from Islam is growing in Kobani, a town besieged by Islamic State for months, and where the...
In Syria, Russia Reveals Its Nefarious Aims and Alliance with Iran
It is amazing how little Bashar Assad and the Syrian government have to do with the disposition of Syrian assets and territory, as the murderous rampage of the last...
US-Backed Fighters Say Operation at Last Islamic State Enclave Not Over
US-backed Syrian fighters said they were still searching territory captured from Islamic State at its final enclave in eastern Syria on Thursday and denied a...
SDF Official: US-Backed Fighters Clear Area Around Last Islamic State Syria Pocket
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) conducted clearing operations on Wednesday after taking most of the last Islamic State pocket in east Syria, an official with...
Islamic State Loses Big Part of Enclave, SDF Sees Defeat ‘Very Soon’
US-backed Syrian forces said they were close to defeating Islamic State in its final scrap of territory at Baghouz in eastern Syria after seizing an...
US-Backed Force Says It Has Taken Positions in Islamic State Syria Camp
US-backed fighters said they had taken positions in Islamic State's last enclave in eastern Syria and air strikes pounded the tiny patch of land beside...
US Says Just a Few Hundred ISIS Fighters Left in Syria Battle
Islamic State is down to its last few hundred fighters and less than a square kilometer of land in a battle for its final Syrian...
Last Islamic State Enclave in Eastern Syria Pounded in US-Backed Assault
Islamic State's final enclave in eastern Syria was pounded with air strikes and artillery on Monday in a US-backed assault aimed at wiping out the...
