US-backed Syrian militia makes gains against Islamic State
A Kurdish and Arab Syrian militia backed by the United States has captured the town of Karama as it prepares for an assault on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa that it expects to take place in early April, it said on Sunday.
Mar 26, 2017, 17:58 PM IST
US forces ferry Syrian-Kurdish fighters behind IS lines
US aircraft ferried Syrian Kurdish fighters and allied forces behind Islamic State lines today to spearhead an assault on a strategic town belonging to the extremist group outside its de facto capital, Raqqa, the Pentagon said, marking the first time US forces have provided airlift for local forces on a combat operation in Syria.
Mar 22, 2017, 23:34 PM IST
Air strike kills more than 30 near Raqqa: Syrian Observatory
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it believed the strike was carried out by the US-led coalition against Islamic State.
Mar 22, 2017, 15:55 PM IST
Syrian forces a 'few weeks' away from Raqqa, US Marines deployed to assist
US backed Syrian forces said on Thursday they were closing in on Islamic State-held Raqqa and expected to reach the city outskirts in a few weeks, as a US Marines artillery unit deployed to help the campaign.
Mar 09, 2017, 23:25 PM IST
US Marines arrive in Syria to join anti-IS war
US Marines arrived in northern Syria with artillery to support Washington-backed local forces fighting the Islamic State (IS) terror group, according to top officials.
Mar 09, 2017, 10:18 AM IST
Turkey sets out Raqqa operation plans to US: Report
Turkey has said repeatedly that the planned operation should be conducted by local Arab forces, possibly with support from Turkish troops, as opposed to the US-backed Syrian Democratic Force (SDF) -- an alliance dominated by Kurdish YPG militia.
Feb 18, 2017, 18:06 PM IST
Pentagon cites evidence of Islamic State 'exodus' from Raqqa
A months-long campaign to isolate and pressure the Islamic State group's self-declared capital of Raqqa, Syria, is paying off as the administrative backbone of the militant organisation is beginning to crack, the Pentagon has said.
Feb 18, 2017, 09:46 AM IST
Almost taken control of Syria's al-Bab, says Turkish military
Turkey`s military said on Friday it was close to taking the northern Syrian city of al-Bab from Islamic State, a victory that would deepen Turkish influence in an area where it has created a de facto buffer zone.
Feb 17, 2017, 16:18 PM IST
Iraqi civilians flee as paramilitary groups close in on flashpoint town west of Mosul
Tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians have fled Tal Afar as Shi`ite paramilitary groups close in the Islamic State-held town on the road between Mosul and Raqqa, the main cities of the militant group`s self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria.
Nov 23, 2016, 20:29 PM IST
US airstrikes top 1,000 against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
One after another, fighter jets catapult from the flight deck of the USS Eisenhower, a thousand-foot American aircraft carrier, afterburners glowing amber above the blue Persian Gulf, on their way northwest to join the fight in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State group.
Nov 23, 2016, 14:08 PM IST
Fifteen SDF fighters killed in separate ISIS attacks in Aleppo, Al-Raqqa
At least 15 fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), were killed on Saturday in two Islamic State (IS) attacks in Aleppo and al-Raqqa in Syria.
Nov 13, 2016, 10:26 AM IST
London schoolgirl who left to join Islamic State dead: Lawyer
One of three schoolgirls who left London in February 2015 to join the Islamic State militant group has died, her family lawyer told Reuters on Thursday.
Aug 12, 2016, 11:40 AM IST
Dhaka cafe slaughter is trailer of what is to come, warns Islamic State in new video
The video message believed to be issued from Raqqa in Bangla was first found in an IS-affiliate website and then released on YouTube, reports the Dhaka Tribune.
Jul 06, 2016, 13:44 PM IST
Syria attack so far leaves 25 children dead: UNICEF
Deadly airstrikes that hit heavily crowded areas in a town in eastern Syria, leaves children dead reports UNICEF. health workers were reported to have pulled bodies of children from under rubble in the town of al-Quria in Deir al-Zor province, which is mostly under Islamic State control.
Jun 27, 2016, 13:08 PM IST
Islamic State leader Baghdadi dead or not? No confirmation from US yet
This is not the first time that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been reported to have died in a coalition strike.
Jun 15, 2016, 09:05 AM IST
ISIS leader al-Baghdadi killed in US-led coalition air strike?
ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had a USD 25 million bounty on his head.
Jun 14, 2016, 09:43 AM IST
Islamic State urges Muslims to destroy satellite TV sets
Islamic State on Tuesday urged Muslims to destroy their satellite TV sets to prevent hostile channels "destroying their beliefs and polluting their ethics".
Jun 01, 2016, 01:48 AM IST
Islamic State declares emergency in self-declared capital
The Islamic State (IS) terror group has declared a state of emergency in their self-declared capital Raqqa in Syria, a US official announced.
May 14, 2016, 10:18 AM IST
Islamic State bastions `must fall` in 2016: French defence chief
The Islamic State group strongholds Raqa and Mosul "must fall" this year, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said during a speech in Baghdad on Monday.
Apr 12, 2016, 01:52 AM IST
Destroying ISIS group my top priority: US President Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama has said that destroying the Islamic State (ISIS) group remains his "top priority" at a time when the jihadist group continues to lose ground in Iraq and Syria.
Apr 06, 2016, 11:40 AM IST
