Posts Tagged: Islamic state
Philippines Hopes Islamist Group ‘Neutralized’ After De Facto Leader Killed
The Philippine military believes it may have "neutralized" the remnants of an alliance of pro-Islamic State extremists after the suspected death of the group's de...
Assault on Islamic State Enclave in Syria Is as Good as Over, US-Backed Forces Say
Islamic State was close to defeat in its final enclave on Tuesday after ferocious bombardments overnight and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said the offensive...
More Civilians Leave Islamic State’s Syria Enclave, Delaying Final Assault
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) paused military operations against Islamic State (IS) militants holed up in the group's final enclave in eastern Syria, expecting more civilians to be evacuated from the area on Saturday,...
Ten Islamic State Members Executed by Rival Jihadists in Northwest Syria
Ten members of Islamic State were summarily executed in Syria's Idlib province on Saturday by Tahrir al-Sham, according to Ebaa News Agency, a news outlet...
Islamic State Faces Final Territorial Defeat in Eastern Syria Battle
Islamic State faces final territorial defeat as the US-backed Syrian force battling the jihadists said on Saturday it was closing in on the group's last bastion...
SDF Official: Some 40,000 Civilians Have Left Last Islamic State Bastion
Around 40,000 civilians have left the last shred of territory controlled by Islamic State in Syria, an official with the US-backed force trying to defeat the jihadists said...
IS ‘Caliphate’ on Brink of Defeat in Syria as Trump Urges Europe to Do More
US-backed fighters in Syria are poised to capture Islamic State's last, tiny enclave on the Euphrates, the battle commander said on Saturday, bringing its self-declared caliphate to...
Islamic State’s ‘Caliphate’ on Brink of Defeat in Syria
US-backed fighters in Syria are poised to capture Islamic State's last, tiny enclave on the Euphrates, the battle commander said on Saturday, bringing its self-declared...
US-Backed Syrian Force to Start ‘Final Battle’ Against IS Enclave
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will start an assault on Saturday against Islamic State's last enclave in the part of Syria where a US-led...
As US Withdraws, Top General Warns on Islamic State Threat in Syria
A top US general warned on Tuesday that Islamic State would pose an enduring threat following a planned American withdrawal from Syria, saying the militant...
Senator Lindsey Graham: A Rash US Pullout From Syria Will Create ‘Iraq on Steroids’
US Senator Lindsey Graham said on Saturday he hoped President Donald Trump would slow the US withdrawal from Syria until Islamic State is destroyed, warning...
US Names Three Killed in Syria Blast Claimed by Islamic State
The United States on Friday identified three Americans killed in a suicide attack in northern Syria this week that the US government said was likely carried out...
Bolton Warns Syria Against Use of Chemical Weapons
US National Security Adviser John Bolton has warned the Syrian government it should not see the impending US military withdrawal from the country as an...
Turkey Says It Will Take Over Fight Against IS After US Pullout
Turkey will take over the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria as the United States withdraws its troops, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday,...
