10 MLAs of Sikkim Democratic Front join BJP
The development comes as a boost for the BJP while it is a big setback for former Sikkim chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling.
Aug 13, 2019, 14:08 PM IST
Sikkim Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners
After a very close battle, the SKM won an absolute majority in the Sikkim Assembly election 2019, bringing the curtain down on two and half decades of Pawan Chamling-led SDF rule in the Himalayan state.
May 24, 2019, 14:43 PM IST
Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling's younger brother assails SDF rule, floats new party
RN Chamling floated a new party called Sikkim Rajya Manch at a public meeting at Sribadam in West Sikkim.
Dec 07, 2017, 20:37 PM IST
Raqqa to be part of decentralised Syria, say Kurdish-led militia
Raqqa will be part of a decentralised federal Syria now the city has been freed from Islamic State, the U.S.-backed militias that captured it said on Friday, tying its future to Kurdish-led plans to set up autonomous regions in the north.
Oct 20, 2017, 19:42 PM IST
Syrian Islamic State fighters evacuate Raqqa city: SDF
Foreign fighters did not leave under the withdrawal deal.
Oct 15, 2017, 12:56 PM IST
Russia knew US-backed Syrian forces were in area it bombed: Pentagon
The SDF is an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias fighting with the U.S.-led coalition.
Sep 17, 2017, 13:00 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 forces in new attack on IS in Syria's Raqa: Monitor
The United Nations estimates some 100,000 civilians remain in Raqa, with the jihadists accused of using them as human shields.
Jul 01, 2017, 20:04 PM IST
Syrian forces capture 80% of Islamic State-held Tabqa city
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have captured 80 per cent of Tabqa city from the Islamic State militant group.
May 02, 2017, 16:08 PM IST
Sikkim Democratic Front wins upper Burtuk Assembly seat
Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) candidate Dilli Ram Thapa on Saturday won the upper Burtuk Assembly seat, garnering 8,406 votes in the bypolls.
Apr 15, 2017, 13:16 PM IST
US-backed forces launch assault on Syrian ISIS 'capital' Raqa
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance pushed closer to Raqa in Syria while Iraqi forces seized a key town near Mosul as offensives progressed against the two Islamic State group strongholds.
Nov 08, 2016, 15:21 PM IST
Islamic State militants set off car bombs in new Syria battle
Islamic State militants have set off five car bombs targeting U.S.-backed Syrian armed groups attacking Raqqa, a Kurdish source said on Monday, saying the fight to drive IS from its stronghold city would "not be easy".
Nov 07, 2016, 17:42 PM IST
Pentagon welcomes advance by Islamic State-fighting allies in Syria
The Pentagon said the operation had pitted "well over a thousand friendly forces" against "several hundred enemies".
Nov 05, 2015, 11:08 AM IST
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