Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) troops aided by U.S. troops tightened their siege of a prison housing Islamic State suspects after inmates took over the facility, residents and officials …
A viral photo helps bring Syrian refugee family to Italy
A Syrian family portrayed in an award-winning photo — of a man who had lost a leg in a bomb attack in Syria, hoisting into the air his son, born without limbs — has come to Italy for treatment …
Fatah builds bridges with Syria after rupture with Hamas
A senior Fatah delegation visited Syria, carrying a message from President Mahmoud Abbas to his Syrian counterpart about the need to bring the Palestinian cause back on the table in the run-up to the …
Syrian Kurdish forces tighten siege after Islamic State prison break
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) troops aided by U.S. troops tightened their siege of a prison housing Islamic State suspects after inmates took over the facility, residents and officials …
Syria battle between IS, Kurdish forces kills over 120: monitor
A fierce battle raged in Syria for a fourth day Sunday between US-backed Kurdish forces and Islamic State group fighters who have attacked a prison, killing at least 120 people including seven …
Heavy fighting continues for 3rd day to stop ISIS prison break attempt in Syria
Heavy fighting continued on Saturday for a third day in a battle to stop ISIS’ biggest operation in Syria since its defeat in 2019: a prison break attempt in the city of Al-Hasakah. More than 100 ISIS …
Syria condemns U.S. airstrikes in Hasakah
The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Saturday accused the U.S. forces and its allied Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of committing acts that left civilians killed in Syria’s northeastern province …
Syria condemns U.S. airstrikes in Hasakah
The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Saturday accused the U.S. forces and its allied Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of committing acts that left civilians killed in Syria’s northeastern province …
ISIS Fighters Attack Syria Prison to Free Fellow Jihadists
The attack on a prison in northeastern Syria and a separate attack in Iraq were reminders of the Islamic State’s persistent threat and the unfinished business of the war against it.
US Special Operations dropped a 2,000 pound bomb on Syria’s largest dam in 2017 despite the fact it was on a ‘no-strike’ list: NYT
The US was blamed by ISIS, Russia, and the Syrian government for the strike, which then-Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend said was “crazy reporting.” …