Syria

ISIS Shift In Strategy May Threaten India, Sri Lanka, Warns Intel

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Thursday June 20, 2019

India and Sri Lanka are likely to be under threat with terror group ISIS turning its attention to the Indian Ocean Region in the wake of losses across Syria and Iraq, intelligence reports have warned.

Israel PM Inaugurates 'Trump Heights' On Golan, But Construction May Lag

World News | Reuters | Monday June 17, 2019

Israel approved in principle on Sunday a new community named after US President Donald Trump on a contested frontier zone with Syria - but construction looked likely to lag given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political stumbles.

The Kidnapped Yazidi Children Who Don't Want To Be Rescued From ISIS

World News | Liz Sly, The Washington Post | Friday June 14, 2019

Accounts of the wrenching scene, given by both Rasho and the girls, point to a new challenge confronting members of the Yazidi community as they try to trace nearly 3,000 Yazidis who remain unaccounted for after the territorial defeat of the terrorists.

Indian Football Team To Face Tajikistan In Intercontinental Cup Opener

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday June 10, 2019

Defending champions India will take on Tajikistan on July 7 in the opening match of the Intercontinental Cup 2019. The final of the tournament will be played on July 18.

Syrian Goalkeeper Turned Rebel Fighter Dies In Fight With Regime Forces

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 9, 2019

A Syrian goalkeeper turned rebel fighter who starred in an award-winning documentary died Saturday of wounds sustained fighting regime forces in northwestern Syria, his faction said.

US, Russia Spar Over 'Unsafe' Spy Plane Intercept Near Syria

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 5, 2019

A Russian fighter jet made a dangerous high-speed pass that put a US Navy surveillance aircraft at risk during an intercept over the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday, the US Sixth Fleet said, but Moscow said its pilot had behaved responsibly.

"World Is Watching This Butchery, Stop!" Trump Tweets On Syria War

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 3, 2019

US President Donald Trump on Sunday told Syria and Russia to stop "bombing the hell" out of Syria's last jihadist stronghold Idlib.

France Says Around 450 ISIS-Linked Nationals Detained In Syria

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 29, 2019

Around 450 French nationals linked to the ISIS are being held by Kurds or detained in refugee camps in northeastern Syria, the French foreign minister said Tuesday.

UK Foils 19 Terror Attacks In 2 Years, Cracks Down On ISIS Travel

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2019

The UK government on Monday announced a fresh crackdown on its nationals travelling to ISIS territory in Syria as it revealed that Britain''s security forces had foiled 19 major terror attacks in the past two years.

Indian-Origin Man Who Tried To Join ISIS Jailed For 14 Years In UK

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2019

An Indian-origin man arrested a few years ago on his way to join the terrorist group ISIS in Syria and convicted of terror offences by a UK court last month was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment on Monday.

Iraqi Airways To Resume First Flights To Syria From Saturday After 2011

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 16, 2019

Iraqi Airways is to resume flights to the Syrian capital Damascus for the first time since the war there erupted in 2011, a spokesman for the national carrier said Thursday.

India To Host Syria, Tajikistan, DPR Korea In 2nd Edition Of Intercontinental Cup

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 13, 2019

India won the first edition of the tournament after defeating Kenya in the final in Mumbai.

ISIS Chose Sri Lanka As Target To Tell The World That It Exists: President Sirisena

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2019

The ISIS terror group chose Sri Lanka to stage a massive attack on Easter Sunday to tell the world that they exist, President Maithripala Sirisena said today, amid reports that the plot was hatched in war-torn Syria way back in 2017.

ISIS Chief Talks Of Syria Defeat, Sri Lanka In First Video In 5 Years

World News | Liz Sly, Souad Mekhennet, The Washington Post | Tuesday April 30, 2019

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared Monday in a video for the first time in five years, indicating that he has survived the territorial defeat of the caliphate he proclaimed.

Finished In Iraq, Syria, Lanka Blasts Show Landless ISIS Still Big Threat

World News | Shane Harris, Ellen Nakashima, Souad Mekhennet and Joanna Slater, The Washington Post | Wednesday April 24, 2019

The forces of the ISIS may no longer control a swath of territory across Iraq and Syria, but the coordinated attacks in Sri Lanka demonstrated that the resilient group can still sow carnage beyond the borders of its former caliphate.