February 2019

Syrian fighters backed by artillery fire from a US-led coalition battled a fierce militant fightback on Monday (Feb 11) as they pushed to retake a last morsel of territory from the Islamic State group. Mushrooming black clouds rose over…

Syrian fighters backed by artillery fire from a US-led coalition battled a fierce militant counteroffensive yesterday as they pushed to retake a last morsel of territory from the Islamic State group. A war monitor said a coalition air…

Seven children were among 16 killed as a result of US-led coalition strikes on the last remaining Islamic State bastion in Syria, a war monitor said Monday. Eight women and one elderly man were also among the civilians killed while…

US-led coalition air strikes on the last jihadist pocket in Syria on Monday killed 16 civilians, including at least seven children, a war monitor said. Eight women and one elderly man were also among the civilians killed while trying to…

Islamic State group militants cornered in their last foothold in eastern Syria fought back with suicide car bombs, snipers and booby traps Monday, slowing Kurdish fighters advancing under the cover of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, Kurdish…

Islamic State group militants cornered in their last foothold in eastern Syria fought back with suicide car bombs, snipers and booby traps Monday, slowing Kurdish fighters advancing under the cover of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, Kurdish…

Islamic State group militants cornered in their last foothold in eastern Syria fought back with suicide car bombs, snipers and booby traps Monday, slowing Kurdish fighters advancing under the cover of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, Kurdish…

Al-Suwaidaa Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that unknown gunmen attacked after the afternoon of the 18th of February 2019; al-Moqawwas Checkpoint of the State Security…

Al-Raqqah Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: a new explosion shook al-Raqqah city which is under the control of the Syria Democratic Forces on Monday, the 18th of February 2019, where it turned out to be caused by a landmine…

Violations continue to be carried out within the demilitarized area and the Russian – Turkish truce areas, where the Syrian Observatory monitored continuous shelling by the regime forces on the countryside of Hama, targeting places in Bab…