October 2017

Dozens of Islamic State group fighters have surrendered in their former Syrian stronghold of Raqa, the US-led coalition said Saturday, as the fall of the one-time militant bastion nears. In neighbouring Deir Ezzor province meanwhile,…

US-backed forces were on the brink of defeating the last remnants of the "Islamic State" (IS) group in the jihadists' de-facto Syrian capital of Raqqa on Saturday, according to officials close to the operation to retake the city. A…

Fighting is intensifying in Syria in a major operation to recapture areas under ISIL control. The battleground is around the cities of Raqqa and Deir Az Zor, where thousands of people are trapped. Syrians who managed to escape to…

A convoy is set to leave the Daesh-held enclave of Syria's Raqqa city on Saturday under an arrangement brokered by local officials, the U.S-led coalition against Daesh in Iraq and Syria said on Saturday. "The arrangement is…

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters launched an operation to retake the last Islamic State-held pocket of the northern city of Raqqa on Sunday after some 275 militants and their family members surrendered. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces…

A convoy will leave Syria's Raqqa on Saturday under an evacuation deal agreed as a US-backed force battles to seize Isil's last positions in the city. The US-led coalition said the deal for the evacuation would exclude foreign…

The U.S.-led coalition and local officials said Saturday that Syrian Islamic State fighters and civilians will be allowed to evacuate Raqqa, a deal that signals the imminent capture of the city but flouts earlier U.S. protests of…

Deir Ezzor Province - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the regime forces is continuing their shelling on areas in neighborhoods controlled by the “Islamic State” organization inDeir Ezzor city since last night until this morning,…

Aleppo Province - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: several shells fell after the midnight of Saturday - Sunday, on areas in Al-Khalidiya neighborhood and the vicinity of Al-Neel street and Jam’eyyat Al-Zahraa neighborhood west of …

Idlib Province - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the warplanes bombed areas in Al-Khwaiyn and Tahtaya villages, in the south-eastern countryside of Idlib, after the midnight of Saturday - Sunday, and no information about injuries…