Russian air strikes kill 21 civilians in east Syria: Monitor
Russian air strikes killed 21 civilians early Wednesday in a village held by the Islamic State group near the Euphrates River in eastern Syria, a monitor said.
Dec 06, 2017, 20:14 PM IST
Russian strikes kill 34 civilians in Syria's Deir Ezzor: Monitor
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes hit the village of Al-Shafah, on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Nov 26, 2017, 20:32 PM IST
At least 75 dead in IS attack in Syria's Deir Ezzor
At least 75 civilians were killed in an Islamic State group car bombing that struck a gathering of people displaced by fighting in eastern Syria, a monitor said Sunday.
Nov 05, 2017, 18:26 PM IST
73 Syria government fighters killed in IS attacks: Monitor
The Islamic State group has killed at least 73 Syrian government troops and allied fighters in surprise attacks on their positions in a desert region, a monitor said on Friday.
Sep 29, 2017, 21:37 PM IST
58 Syria government fighters killed in IS attacks: Monitor
The attacks by the jihadists came as they face multiple offensives against the last bastions of their self-proclaimed caliphate -- by US-backed fighters and Russian-backed government forces in Syria and by troops and paramilitaries in Iraq.
Sep 29, 2017, 17:12 PM IST
Russian general killed fighting IS in east Syria
The ministry said Assapov would be posthumously decorated for his service.
Sep 25, 2017, 06:06 AM IST
Syria's war takes a new turn but world leaders pay little heed at the UN
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.
Sep 23, 2017, 12:29 PM IST
Russian, US-led strikes kill 39 in Syria's Deir Ezzor: Monitor
The strikes hit several parts of the eastern province, where separate Russian and US-backed ground offensives are underway against the Islamic State group.
Sep 14, 2017, 23:32 PM IST
Syria army tries to encircle IS in Deir Ezzor: Military Source
After breaking an Islamic State group blockade, Syria`s army is seeking to encircle the remaining jihadist-held parts of Deir Ezzor city, a military source said on Wednesday.
Sep 13, 2017, 19:32 PM IST
Russian, US-led strikes kill 35 civilians in Syria's Deir Ezzor: Monitor
The strikes follow three days of suspected Russian raids in Deir Ezzor province that have killed dozens of civilians, according to the Observatory.
Sep 12, 2017, 22:30 PM IST
US-backed force makes sweeping advance in east Syria: Monitor
Oil-rich Deir Ezzor province borders Iraq and is a strategic prize for both the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Russian-supported government troops.
Sep 10, 2017, 21:06 PM IST
Russia fires missiles near enclave besieged by IS
As a result of the strike, a "large" group of fighters was destroyed, along with a communications centre, warehouses and ammunition, the ministry said in a statement.
Sep 05, 2017, 20:09 PM IST
Syria's Bashar al-Assad congratulates army on breaking IS Deir Ezzor siege
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday congratulated government troops who broke a years-long Islamic State group siege on the government enclave of Deir Ezzor city, his office said.
Sep 05, 2017, 18:53 PM IST
64 dead in clashes between Syria regime and IS: Monitor
The Syria army operation in the area, backed by air support from ally Russia, is separate from the battle for provincial capital Raqa city.
Aug 30, 2017, 15:34 PM IST
Syria army at gates of Islamic State-held town on road to east: Monitor
The Syrian army has reached the last jihadist-held town on the road to its besieged garrison in the east, a monitoring group said on Friday.
Jul 28, 2017, 18:23 PM IST
57 killed in US-led air strikes on ISIS prison in eastern Syria
The strikes hit an IS jail in Mayadeen at dawn on Monday, killing 42 prisoners and 15 jihadists,
Jun 27, 2017, 17:21 PM IST
US-led coalition against ISIS denies east Syria strike that killed civilians
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group said Wednesday it did not conduct strikes in the eastern Syrian town of Albu Kamal this week that reportedly killed dozens of civilians.
May 17, 2017, 23:23 PM IST
US-led coalition denies Syria strike that killed civilians
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group said today it did not conduct strikes in the eastern Syrian town of Albu Kamal this week that reportedly killed dozens of civilians.
May 17, 2017, 20:45 PM IST
300 families of IS fighters flee Syria's Raqa: Monitor
Three hundred families of Islamic State group fighters have fled the jihadists` self-proclaimed Syrian capital of Raqa in 24 hours, as rival forces advance on the city, a monitor said Saturday.
Mar 11, 2017, 23:31 PM IST
Islamic State imposes Afghan dress code on men in Syria's Raqa: Monitor
The Islamic State group has imposed an "Afghan-style" dress code on men in its Syrian stronghold Raqa to help its fighters blend into the civilian population, a monitor and activists said today.
Mar 06, 2017, 19:31 PM IST
