Posts Tagged: Syrian Democratic Forces
US Envoy Met With Syrian Rebel Leader With Possible Ties to Al Qaeda
On Monday, President Donald Trump's Special Envoy to Syria, Joel Rayburn, reportedly met with a delegation that included a high-ranking, pro-Turkish Syrian rebel leader who...
Syria Kurds Evacuate Civilians From Islamic State Redoubt, Hail Trump Troop Reversal
Kurdish-led forces in Syria said they would complete the evacuation of thousands of civilians from Islamic State's last redoubt in the area on Friday, and...
Islamic State on Brink of Defeat in Syria Enclave
Remaining civilians are expected to be evacuated from Islamic State's final enclave in eastern Syria on Thursday, US-backed forces said, clearing the way for them...
US-Backed Force Won’t Release Jihadists, but Says Countries Must Take Them Back
Kurdish-led authorities in north Syria said on Monday they would not free foreign Islamic State detainees but countries must repatriate them, after US President Donald...
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...
US Calls on Countries to Take Islamic State Prisoners From Syria
The US State Department on Monday called on countries to take in foreign fighters captured by America's Kurdish allies in Syria, two days ahead of...
Islamic State Pinned in Tiny Eastern Syria Enclave With Families, US-Backed Force Says
Islamic State fighters in eastern Syria are pinned down in a final tiny pocket with their wives and children, forcing a US-backed militia to slow...
Suicide Bomber Rams US-Backed Forces at Syria Checkpoint
A suicide bomber drove his car into a checkpoint in northeastern Syria on Monday, injuring several soldiers of Kurdish-led forces during a joint convoy with...
US-Backed Syrian Force: Islamic State in Its ‘Final Moments’
Islamic State militants are "living their final moments" in the last enclave they hold near the Iraqi border, where US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are...
Let Down by US, Syrian Kurdish Leaders Look to Russia and Assad
Alarmed by a US decision to leave Syria, Kurdish leaders who run much of the north are urging Russia and its ally Damascus to send forces...
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,...
Syrian Kurds Boost Fight Against Islamic State in East After Setback
Syrian Kurdish special forces have joined an offensive against Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, a commander said, after the jihadists recovered ground from US-backed...
