Syria

Islamic State Group Loses Emblematic Syria Stronghold Raqa

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 18, 2017

US-backed forces took full control of Raqa from the Islamic State group on Tuesday, defeating the last jihadist holdouts in the de facto Syrian capital of their now-shattered "caliphate".

ISIS Lost Nearly 90% Of Territory Seized On 2014: US-Led Coalition

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 17, 2017

The ISIS group has lost nearly 90 percent of the territory it controlled in 2014, when it proclaimed a "caliphate" straddling Iraq and Syria, the US-led coalition said Tuesday.

US-Backed Force Announces 'Final Phase' Of Raqa Battle

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 15, 2017

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces on Sunday announced the "final phase" of the battle to capture Raqa, once the Syrian stronghold of the terrorist group ISIS

Kurds, Iraqi Forces In Standoff In Oil-Rich Kirkuk

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 15, 2017

Thousands of Iraqi troops were locked in an armed standoff with Kurdish forces in the disputed oil-rich province of Kirkuk as Washington scrambled to avert fighting between its allies in the war against the ISIS group.

Once Promised Paradise, ISIS Terrorists End Up In Mass Graves

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 15, 2017

The ISIS once drew recruits from near and far with promises of paradise but now bodies of terrorists lie in mass graves or at the mercy of wild dogs as its "caliphate" collapses

ISIS Loses Al-Mayadeen In Eastern Syria

World News | Reuters | Saturday October 14, 2017

Syrian government and allied forces have taken the eastern town of Al-Mayadeen from ISIS, a Syrian military source said on Saturday, further weakening the militants' diminishing presence in Syria.

British Jihadi 'White Widow' Killed In US Drone Strike

World News | Reuters | Thursday October 12, 2017

Sally Jones, a British jihadi who recruited online for the ISIS terror group, has been killed in Syria by a US drone along with her 12-year-old son, The Sun newspaper reported on Thursday.

Russian Jet Crashes In Syria, Crew Killed: Reports

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 12, 2017

A Sukhoi military jet crashed while trying to take off from Russia's Hmeimim base in Syria on Tuesday,killing the crew, Russian news agencies quoted a military spokesman as saying.

Final Assault On ISIS In Former Syrian Capital Starts Today: Commander

World News | Reuters | Sunday October 8, 2017

A final assault on ISIS' last line of defence in its former Syrian capital Raqqa should begin on today night, a field commander for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by a US-led coalition, said today

Russia Strikes Kill 120 ISIS fighters, Over 60 'Foreign Mercenaries' In Syria: Moscow

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday October 7, 2017

Some 120 ISIS fighters and 60 foreign mercenaries were killed in a series of Russian air strikes in Syria over the past 24 hours, the defence ministry in Moscow said on Saturday.

'Jihadi Gran' Gets 10 Years After Joining Son In Syria

World News | Reuters | Saturday October 7, 2017

A court on Friday sentenced a radicalised French woman to 10 years in prison after travelling to Syria where her son was fighting alongside Islamic State militants.

Disputed Penalty Lifts Syria World Cup Hopes

Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 5, 2017

Syria came from behind to draw 1-1 with Australia and set up a nerve-jangling play-off second leg in Sydney.

Sarin Used In Syria In March: Chemical Weapons Watchdog

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 5, 2017

Sarin nerve agent was used in an 'incident' at a northern Syrian village in late March, five days before the deadly attack on Khan Sheikhun, the world's chemical watchdog said Wednesday.

'There's No Impossible' As War-Torn Syria Eye World Cup

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 4, 2017

A qualifying campaign that has defied civil war and internal splits has brought Syria within sight of a miraculous World Cup berth -- if they can overcome Asian champions Australia.

Israel Sees Assad Winning Syria War, Urges More US Involvement

World News | Reuters | Tuesday October 3, 2017

Israel's defence minister said on Tuesday President Bashar al-Assad was winning Syria's civil war and urged the United States to weigh in as Damascus's Iranian and Hezbollah allies gain ground

Air Strikes Kill 28 Civilians In Syria Safe Zone: Monitor

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 30, 2017

At least 28 civilians were killed in air strikes on northwestern Syria where a planned safe zone has been overshadowed by a bombing campaign against jihadists, a monitor said Saturday.

Iraqi Forces Attack One Of The Last Bastions Held By ISIS

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 29, 2017

Iraqi forces Friday launched an assault on the northern town of Hawija, one of the last bastions in the country still held by the ISIS, which is also under attack in neighbouring Syria

ISIS Releases Audio It Claims To Be Of Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi

World News | Louisa Loveluck, The Washington Post | Friday September 29, 2017

The Islamic State group on Thursday released what appeared to be a rare recording of its cloistered leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, vowing to continue the group's fight across Syria and Iraq as its self-proclaimed caliphate there crumbles.

ISIS Chief Calls On Jihadists To 'Resist', In Apparent Recording

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 29, 2017

The ISIS group released an audio recording Thursday of what it said was its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi calling on members under pressure in Syria and Iraq to "resist" their enemies.

India, Syria To Share Intelligence For Fighting ISIS' Network

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Thursday September 28, 2017

India has agreed to support Syria in fighting the ISIS group while the West Asian nation will share intelligence about the terrorist group's networks with India, the Home Ministry said in a statement yesterday

US Anti-Terror Chief Warns ISIS Global Threat 'Intact'

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 28, 2017

The global threat posed by the ISIS group has not been diminished by its battlefield defeats in Iraq and Syria, US counterterrorism chief Nick Rasmussen warned Wednesday

Russia to destroy 'Last Chemical Weapons,' Says Vladimir Putin

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 27, 2017

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced that Russia would destroy its last chemical weapons, hailing the move as a "historic event" and accusing the United States of not following suit

US-Led Strikes Killed 84 Civilians Near Syria's Raqa: Human Rights Watch

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday September 25, 2017

US-led coalition strikes near the ISIS group's Syrian stronghold Raqa in March killed at least 84 civilians, including dozens of children, Human Rights Watch alleged Monday.

'Fight Us If You're Man Enough': ISIS Member Challenges Prince Harry

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 24, 2017

A Singaporean member of the ISIS group in Syria has appeared in a video challenging Britain's Prince Harry to fight the jihadists, a monitoring group and authorities said Sunday.

Syria Drops Off The Radar At UN Assembly

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 23, 2017

Syria's war has taken a new turn with the expected recapture of Raqa from the Islamic State, but world leaders gathered at the United Nations this week seem to be paying little attention

Russia Threatens Retaliatory Strikes Against US Troops And Their Allies In Syria

World News | David Filipov, Liz Sly, the Washington Post | Friday September 22, 2017

Russia on Thursday raised the threat of a direct confrontation with U.S. forces in Syria, saying that the Russian military would target areas occupied by American units and U.S.-backed militias if Moscow's troops come under fire.

Russia Warns It Will Target US-Backed Fighters In Syria If Provoked

World News | Reuters | Thursday September 21, 2017

Russia said on Thursday it had warned the United States it would target areas in Syria where U.S. special forces and U.S.-backed militia were operating if its own forces came under fire from them, something it said had already happened twice.

On 9/11 Anniversary, Al-Qaeda Rebounding As A Threat: Experts

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 12, 2017

Al-Qaeda is on the rise again in the shadow of the Islamic State group in Syria, 16 years after the jihadists shocked the United States in the September 11, 2001 attacks, experts said Monday.

As Violence Erupts In Myanmar, Rohingya Families In India, Pakistan Plead Helplessness

Thomson Reuters Foundation | Thursday September 14, 2017

Kelambakam, India/Karachi, Pakistan: In a dilapidated shelter in Tamil Nadu’s Kelambakam, surrounded by squalor, Alakamma Bibi dials her home in Myanmar every few hours. All she gets is a beeping tone. In the two weeks since she first heard of the upsurge in violence in Myanmar, she has spent countless hours trying to reach her parents and sibli...

Priyanka Chopra Kept Us Updated All The Way From Jordan

Entertainment | Sunday September 10, 2017

"The world has seen the pain war has left in Syria but the resilience and joy and hope in spite of it is so inspiring to me. These kids are my inspiration," wrote Priyanka Chopra