January 2019

The Islamic State group made an aborted attempt to retake a village from US-backed forces in eastern Syria Thursday, a monitor said, leaving 50 fighters dead on both sides. The failed assault came a day after the Syrian Democratic Forces…

Mazloum Kobani, the chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spearheading the battle against IS, told AFP that its "special status" should be preserved in any talks with the Damascus government. "The operation of our forces…

Members of the Islamic State group failed Thursday to break a siege imposed by U.S.-backed fighters in the last area they control in Syria, leading to fierce fighting that inflicted casualties on both sides, Syrian opposition activists…

Members of the Islamic State group failed Thursday to break a siege imposed by U.S.-backed fighters in the last area they control in Syria, leading to fierce fighting that inflicted casualties on both sides, Syrian opposition activists…

A bomb exploded Thursday in the capital Damascus causing property damage but no casualties, Syrian state media reported. Syrian TV said the explosive was placed inside a car in the Adawi neighborhood. The Russian Embassy is located several…

An Iranian official on Thursday expressed “anger” at Russia’s failure to activate the S-300 air defense system deployed in Syria during a recent Israeli airstrike near Damascus. Head of parliament’s national security and foreign policy…

An explosion hit Damascus on Thursday, the second such attack on the Syrian capital in less than a week, Syrian state media reported. State-run Sana described the attack as a “terrorist bombing,” that struck the Al Adawi district. The…

On January 21st, Israel announced that they had struck multiple Iranian targets in Syria following a missile attack that was intercepted by Israeli defense systems.  This major escalation follows the beginning of U.S. troops withdrawing…

Military operations against the Islamic State group in Syria are wrapping up and the last pocket of the jihadists' "caliphate" will be flushed out within a month, a top commander said. "The operation of our forces against IS in its last…

A top military commander has said ISIS will be defeated in Syria within a month - five weeks after Donald Trump said the terror group had been eliminated in the country. Mazloum Kobani, chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces,…