US-backed forces capture big gas field in Syria's Deir al Zor province: Senior commander
US-backed forces on Saturday seized a major natural gas field in Syria`s Deir al Zor province from Islamic State militants after days of fighting close to the western bank of the Euphrates River, a group commander said.
Sep 23, 2017, 17:39 PM IST
US-backed forces seize town with IS military base near Raqqa: SDF official
An alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias fighting under the banner of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is trying to oust Islamic State from its headquarters in Raqqa.
Jul 11, 2017, 14:45 PM IST
US-backed force enters Syria's Raqa from south: Monitor
US-backed fighters pierced jihadist-held Raqa from the south for the first time, crossing the Euphrates River to enter a new part of the Syrian city, a monitor said.
Jul 03, 2017, 09:23 AM IST
Suicide bomber kills nine in western Iraq: Officers
Army forces were able to kill three suicide bombers after trapping them in a house in the Martyrs neighbourhood by detonating their belts with gunfire.
Jun 23, 2017, 15:05 PM IST
US-backed Syrian forces close in on Raqqa from south
Islamic State is also facing defeat in its Iraqi stronghold of Mosul and is being forced into retreat across much of Syria, where Deir al-Zor in eastern Syria is its last major foothold.
Jun 21, 2017, 19:01 PM IST
Russia to track coalition planes in Syria, halts US hotline
Moscow accused the US of failing to use the established communication hotline to warn Russia about the downing of the plane on Sunday.
Jun 19, 2017, 18:49 PM IST
Syrian govt jets strike Islamic State west of Raqqa city: State media
Syrian government warplanes struck Islamic State positions west of Raqqa city on the southern bank of the Euphrates river.
Jun 08, 2017, 13:30 PM IST
Islamic State holds off US-backed force in Syria's Tabqa: Monitor
Dozens of Islamic State group fighters cornered in a northern part of Syria's Tabqa are holding off US-backed forces that hold almost all of the city.
May 07, 2017, 17:59 PM IST
IS counter-attacks to defend north Syria town: Monitor
The Islamic State group launched a counter-attack on Tuesday against US-backed fighters closing in on a key jihadist-held town in northern Syria, a monitor said.
Mar 28, 2017, 17:48 PM IST
US backed forces storm IS-held Tabqa military airport in northern Syria: Spokesman
Amman: A United States-backed alliance of militias fighting Islamic State have stormed the Tabqa military airport held by militants, a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman said on Sunday.
Mar 26, 2017, 23:56 PM IST
Turkish military says 71 Kurdish militants killed in Syria in last week
The Turkish military said on Friday 71 Kurdish militants from the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia and the allied PKK had been killed in operations in Syria over the past week.
Mar 10, 2017, 13:36 PM IST
US coalition jets bomb Islamic State-held town near Euphrates Dam
US-led coalition planes bombed an Islamic State-controlled town near the Euphrates Dam in northern Syria a day after the launch of a new phase of a campaign to capture the militants` defacto capital of Raqqa.
Feb 06, 2017, 09:36 AM IST
Water supply cut off in ISIS stronghold in Syria
Water supply has been cut off in the city of al-Raqqa.
Feb 03, 2017, 17:19 PM IST
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Iraqi army prepares for final push to take Ramadi from Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi troops were getting ready on Sunday for a final push to take the remaining district held by Islamic State in the city of Ramadi, army spokesmen said.
Dec 27, 2015, 16:06 PM IST
