March 2019

Some 1,600 people, among them Islamic State militants, surrendered to U.S.-backed forces in eastern Syria on Monday, even as fighting dragged on, a monitoring group said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said…

At least 20 Syrian soldiers were killed by rebels’ attack on Sunday morning on positions in the central province of Hama, a war monitor reported. The rebels infiltrated government-controlled area in the countryside of Hama, engaging in…

Some 150 Islamic State fighters have surrendered to U.S.-backed forces in Baghouz, the jihadist group’s last enclave in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitoring group said on Monday. The Islamic State fighters…

SOME 150 Islamic State fighters have surrendered to U.S.-backed forces in Baghouz, the jihadist group's last enclave in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitoring group said on Monday. The Islamic State…

On Tuesday morning, the Arab newspapers touched upon the battles against IS, and the foreign mercenaries detained by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Al-Sharq al-Awsat: The flames of fighting transform IS' enclave night into light In…

Civilians streamed out of the Islamic State group's last Syrian stronghold Tuesday into territory held by US-backed forces battling to finish off the jihadists' dying "caliphate". Men sat on the ground, surrounded by Kurdish forces, while…

Civilians streamed out of the Islamic State group's last Syrian stronghold Tuesday into territory held by US-backed forces battling to finish off the jihadists' dying "caliphate". Men sat on the ground, surrounded by Kurdish forces, while…

Fighting against the Islamic State has slowed and a humanitarian passageway has been secured that allows civilians to leave a pocket of territory still held by the extremists in eastern Syria, the Kurdish-led forces say. "Our fighters are…

At least 33 pro-regime fighters were killed Sunday in attacks mounted by jihadist groups near Idlib province, in the deadliest day in six months for loyalist forces, a monitor said. Twenty-seven fighters were killed in two attacks by Ansar…

Some 150 Islamic State fighters have surrendered to US-backed forces in Baghouz, the extremist group’s last enclave in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitoring group said on Monday. The IS…