February 2019

The Islamic State (ISIS) group's "caliphate" has shrunk to less than 1% of its original size, the US-led coalition said Thursday, as a final onslaught in eastern Syria loomed. Kurdish-led forces spearheading the offensive have paused…

Kurdish-led forces in eastern Syria prepared Friday, February 8, for a push on the last remaining speck of the Islamic State (IS, formerly known as ISIS or the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq) group's "caliphate" where diehard jihadists and…

Backed by air strikes by the US-led coalition against IS, the Kurdish-Arab alliance has in recent months cornered the jihadists in a final patch of territory in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor. After a pause of more than a week to allow…

The Guardian says the fugitive Isis leader managed to flee foreign fighters from his inner circle while in his eastern Syrian hideout, as his bodyguards shepherded him to safety in the nearby deserts. ISIS is so keen to have the alleged…

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria's (ISIS) "caliphate" has shrunk to less than 1 per cent of its original size, the US-led coalition has said, as a final onslaught in eastern Syria loomed. Kurdish-led forces spearheading the offensive…

America will not cede leadership of the fight against the Islamic State group, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday, as he tried to allay fears that President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw forces from Syria could imperil…

Civilians continue to bear the brunt of suffering in northern Syria, as government forces step up their bombing campaign on rebel-held areas ahead of peace talks in the Russian city of Sochi later this month. The escalation in artillery…

Iraqi armed factions said Thursday they have launched dozens of missiles targeting Daesh militants holed up in a Syrian village across the border. The state-sanctioned Popular Mobilization Forces said they fired 50 missiles at targets in…

Kurdish-led forces in eastern Syria prepared Friday for a push on the last remaining speck of the ISIS group's "caliphate" where diehard militants and their families are holed up. US President Donald Trump predicted that the once-sprawling…

Kurdish-led forces in eastern Syria prepared on Friday for a push on the last remaining speck of the Islamic State group's “caliphate” where diehard militants and their families are holed up. US President Donald Trump predicted that the…