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 IST
Islamic 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 IST
13,000 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 IST
70 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 IST
Arab-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 IST
Islamic 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 IST
US-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 IST
Kurdish-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 IST
Hundreds 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 IST
Life 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 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
