US-led coalition

Strike kills 15 near Syria's Islamic State-held Raqa: Monitor

At least 15 civilians, including four children, were killed in a suspected US-led coalition airstrike on Saturday near the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion Raqa, a monitor said.

Apr 08, 2017, 20:01 PM IST

IS propaganda team killed in Iraq air strike: Coalition

The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group has said that it had killed a propaganda chief and associates in an air strike in the western Iraqi town of Al-Qaim.

Mar 31, 2017, 09:13 AM IST

United States-led coalition praises 'militias' fighting in Iraq

The US-led coalition assisting Iraqi forces in their war on the Islamic State group on Sunday praised the militias involved in the fighting, despite some of those groups` links to Iran.

Feb 19, 2017, 13:57 PM IST

US-led coalition against IS killed nearly 6,455 in Syria

At least 6,455 people have been killed by the United States-led international coalition against the Islamic State in Syria since operations began on September 23, 2014, media reports said on Wednesday.

Nov 23, 2016, 21:51 PM IST

Wave of strikes as IS puts up tough defence of Mosul

Federal forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters gained ground in several areas, but the jihadists were hitting back with shelling, sniper fire, suicide car bombs.

Oct 24, 2016, 23:47 PM IST

US-led coalition warns of bloody, long battle in Iraq

The battle to liberate the northern Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State terror group will be "difficult, bloody and long", the US-led coalition fighting the group in Iraq said on Tuesday.

Feb 02, 2016, 22:53 PM IST

Only a third of Russia's air strikes in Syria targeting IS: US official

Of the 5,000 air strikes carried out by Russia, about 70 percent hit rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad, rather than supporting the efforts of the U.S-led coalition: US official. 

Jan 09, 2016, 20:11 PM IST

About 200 IS jihadists killed in Iraq offensive: US

Coalition aircraft from five nations responded and dropped nearly 100 bombs during the overnight fight.

Dec 19, 2015, 06:16 AM IST

US-led coalition drops ammo to anti-IS Syrian rebels

US-led coalition forces have parachuted ammunition to rebels fighting Islamic State jihadists in northern Syria, a US military spokesman said today.

Oct 13, 2015, 00:21 AM IST

Russia seeks broader cooperation with US-led coalition in Syria

Russian military is willing to expand cooperation with the US-led coalition in Syria, Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov said on Tuesday.

Oct 07, 2015, 07:26 AM IST

Iraq steps up anti-Islamic State coordination with Iran, Syria, Russia

Iraq has agreed to set up a cell increasing intelligence coordination with Russia, Syria and Iran in the fight against the Islamic State group, a government spokesman said on Sunday.

Sep 27, 2015, 16:51 PM IST