66,000 displaced in recent north Syria fighting: United Nations
A total of 66,000 people have been displaced by recent fighting along two fronts in Syria`s fractured north, the United Nation`s humanitarian coordination agency (OCHA) said Sunday.
Mar 05, 2017, 12:14 PM ISTSyrian army advances against Islamic State near Aleppo: Monitor
The Syrian army and its allies made a sudden advance on Saturday and Sunday into areas held by Islamic State in northwest Syria.
Feb 26, 2017, 15:45 PM ISTSuicide bomber kills 29 near Syria town taken from Islamic State
The blast devastated two adjacent rebel command posts and also seriously wounded a large number of fighters.
Feb 24, 2017, 14:32 PM ISTAlmost 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 ISTTurkish military says almost taken control of Syria's al-Bab
The Turkish military said on Friday it was nearing the end of its operation to take control of the northern Syrian city of al-Bab from Islamic State and that the jihadists` resistance had largely been broken.
Feb 17, 2017, 14:44 PM IST24 civilians killed in bombing on Syria town: Monitor
Al-Bab is IS`s final stronghold in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo.
Feb 16, 2017, 14:48 PM ISTTurkish army and Syrian rebels close in on Islamic State town
Syrian rebels supported by Turkish armed forces have seized control of strategically important hills around the Islamic State-controlled town of al-Bab, Turkey's military said on Wednesday.
Feb 08, 2017, 19:12 PM ISTISIS 'besieged' in last bastion in Syria's Aleppo province: Monitor
The Islamic State group was "completely besieged" in Al-Bab after forces loyal to Syria's regime cut off a road into the jihadists' last major stronghold in Aleppo province, a monitor said Monday.
Feb 06, 2017, 14:03 PM ISTSyrian army chips away at ISIS on several fronts
Syrian troops and allied militia on Sunday chipped away at territory held by Islamic State jihadists on several fronts across the country, state media and a monitoring group said.
Feb 05, 2017, 23:53 PM ISTIslamic State leader Ebu Husen Tunusi killed in Syria
An Islamic State leader was killed in a Turkish airstrike in Syria`s al-Bab as part of the ongoing Euphrates Shield operation, the media reported on Friday.
Dec 30, 2016, 17:49 PM ISTClashes between Syrian rebels, ISIS intensify, four Turkish soldiers killed: Army
Clashes between Turkish-backed Syrian rebels and Islamic State militants intensified around the northern Syrian town of al-Bab on Wednesday, killing four Turkish soldiers and more than 40 jihadists, the army said.
Dec 21, 2016, 18:15 PM IST