Arab-Kurd alliance seizes IS Syria stronghold
A coalition of Arab and Kurd fighters on Saturday seized the Islamic State group stronghold of Manbij, two months after launching an operation to capture the strategic city in northern Syria, a monitor said.
Aug 06, 2016, 14:07 PM ISTIslamic State executes 24 civilians after seizing Syria village
The Islamic State jihadist group has executed at least 24 civilians after seizing a village in northern Syria from a Kurdish-Arab alliance, a monitor said on Friday.
Jul 29, 2016, 15:16 PM IST13,000 flee ISIS bastion Manbij since start of assault: Monitor
At least 13,000 civilians have fled the Islamic State group bastion of Manbij in northern Syria since the launch of a US-backed offensive there, a monitor said Monday.
Jul 04, 2016, 17:14 PM IST70 persons killed as battles heat up in Aleppo
At least 70 jihadist fighters and military soldiers were killed over the past 24 hours during battles in Syria's Aleppo province, a monitor group reported on Wednesday.
Jun 15, 2016, 21:42 PM ISTArab-Kurd forces cut IS Syria, Turkey supply route: Monitor
IS still controls territory along the Turkish border with secondary roads to the frontier but these are more dangerous and difficult to access.
Jun 10, 2016, 17:36 PM ISTIslamic State hit by 150 US-led air strikes near Syria`s Raqa: Monitor
A US-led coalition has carried out at least 150 air strikes on the Islamic State group to back an offensive near the jihadists` northern Syria stronghold, a monitor said Friday.
May 27, 2016, 13:42 PM ISTUS-backed Syria rebels unleash offensive against IS capital
Syrian Democratic Forces and allied militant groups on Tuesday unleashed a campaign against the de-facto capital of the Islamic State in Syria`s Al-Raqqa province.
May 24, 2016, 16:21 PM ISTKurdish-led forces seize Syria rebel town: Monitor
Kurdish-led forces on Monday seized a key rebel bastion in Syria`s Aleppo province, extending the opposition`s losses in the region after a major regime operation there, a monitor said.
Feb 16, 2016, 03:32 AM ISTHundreds of IS family members flee Syrian city
As many as 300 family members of the Islamic State militants fled a northern Syrian city following the recent military progress made by the Syrian army.
Dec 29, 2015, 11:03 AM ISTLife returns to Syrian town after Islamic State ousted
Outside her home in a town of northeast Syria, four-year-old Baydaa scribbles on a leaflet of religious rules left behind by the Islamic State group as they fled earlier this month.
Nov 28, 2015, 15:02 PM ISTPentagon 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