Posts Tagged: ISIS Syria
Iraqi Warplanes Strike Islamic State Leaders in Syria
Iraqi warplanes hit a meeting of Islamic State leaders near Deir al-Zor in Syria on Monday, destroying the building they were gathered in, the military...
Graham More Upbeat on Syria Troop Withdrawal After Trump Meeting
A senior Republican US senator said he emerged from a White House meeting with President Donald Trump on Sunday reassured that Trump is committed to...
US-Led Coalition Reports Recent Air Strikes on ISIS in Syria
The US-led coalition in Syria conducted air strikes last week that destroyed facilities used by Islamic State, the coalition said on Tuesday, less than a...
Turkey Vows No Slowdown in Fight Against ISIS After US Pullout From Syria
Turkey vowed on Monday that the fight against Islamic State would not be slowed by the US withdrawal from Syria, where Ankara-backed rebels reinforced their...
US Air Campaign Against Islamic State in Syria Likely to End
The United States will likely end its air campaign against Islamic State in Syria when it pulls out troops, US officials said on Thursday, as President...
US Syria Withdrawal Will Revive Islamic State, Kurdish-Led Force Says
The US decision to withdraw from Syria will allow Islamic State to regroup at a critical stage in the conflict, Washington's Kurdish partners said on Thursday,...
On Iraq’s Border With Syria, Iran-Backed Militia Warily Eye US Forces
From a desert hillside guarded by Iraqi Shi'ite paramilitaries, commander Qasim Muslih can spot Islamic State hideouts across the frontier in Syria. But he also...
US-Led Aircraft Hit Islamic State Hostage Killer in Syria-Coalition
US-led war planes killed an Islamic State leader on Sunday in Syria responsible for executing hostages including an American, Washington's envoy to the coalition fighting...
War Monitor, Syrian Media Say Anti-IS Coalition Airstrikes Kill Dozens
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said air strikes by the US-led coalition against Islamic State in eastern Syria this week killed dozens of people...
Iraq Launches Airstrikes Against Islamic State In Syria
Iraq launched airstrikes on Islamic State targets inside neighboring Syria on Tuesday, destroying two buildings housing 40 fighters and weapons, its military said. F-16 fighter jets...
Syria Protests to UN Over Coalition Air Strike in East
The Syrian government has protested to the United Nations about an air strike by the US-led coalition against Islamic State which it said killed 26...
US-Backed Syria Group Says 14 of Its Fighters Killed in Clashes With Islamic State
Fourteen fighters from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces were killed east of the Euphrates river in Syria in a battle with Islamic state militants, an...
Russian President Putin Claims Islamic State Has Seized 700 Hostages In Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Islamic State militants had seized nearly 700 hostages in part of Syria controlled by US-backed forces and...
Security Services in Syria’s Raqqa Uncover Islamic State Cell
Security forces in northern Syria’s Raqqa city said on Sunday they had uncovered an Islamic State sleeper cell which was plotting a series of large...
