07/06/2016

Special forces from the Syria Democratic Forces gather in Haj Hussein village, after taking control of it from Islamic State fighters, in the southern rural area of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria May 31, 2016. REUTERS/RODI SAID…

U.S.-backed Syrian rebel forces are closing in on the town of Manbij, a stronghold of the Islamic State group in northern Syria. Sherfan Darwish of the Syria Democratic Forces says that as of Tuesday, his fighters now control two new…

al-Quneitra province: Regime forces opened heavy machine-gun fire on areas of al-Ajraf, Om Batina, and the middle countryside of Quneitra, no reports of losses. Idlib province: A man from Telmins was shot by unknown militiamen targeted his…

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters have surrounded the Islamic State-held city of Manbij from three sides as they press a major new offensive against the jihadists near the Turkish border, a spokesman for the fighters said on Monday. But in a…

IT’S BEEN nearly six months since the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution demanding an end to the bombing and shelling of civilian areas in Syria and calling for immediate humanitarian access to besieged areas. It’s been…

Reef Dimashq province: Clashes took place between regime forces and rebels around Daraya in the western Ghouta, reports of losses in both sides, 12 explosive barrels were dropped on areas of Khan al-Shekh amid bombardment by regime forces…

al-Raqqa province: Warplanes went in 3 airstrikes on al-Raqqa southern outskirts, the main bastion of the IS in Syria leading to the death of 7 IS, reports of killing others. The IS is sending reinforcements to the western countryside…

Aleppo province: Rose to 17 the number of civilians who were killed in Aleppo city including 15 civilians ( 3 women and a child ) killed by bombardment by regime forces on Aleppo neighborhoods, Kafar Hamra, Kafar Dael. A woman was killed in…

Der-Ezzor province: 37 civilians including 11 children and 7 women were killed by aerial bombardment targeted al-Ashara and al-Shehel in addition to other areas of Der-Ezzor western countryside, the number of the dead is likely to rise…