US-backed forces prepare for final push on ISIS-held Raqa
US-backed fighters said Friday they were preparing for a final assault on the Islamic State group`s Syrian bastion Raqa, likely next month, with new weapons and armoured vehicles promised by Washington.
May 12, 2017, 21:13 PM IST
US-backed fighters hunt for IS holdouts in Syria's Tabqa
The Syrian Democratic Forces scored one of their biggest victories against IS jihadists as controversy intensified over a US decision to arm the alliance's Kurdish component.
May 12, 2017, 00:07 AM IST
US-backed Syria force advances against ISIS in Tabqa: Monitor
A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance is advancing against the Islamic State group in the key town of Tabqa near the jihadist bastion of Raqa in northern Syria, a monitor said today.
Apr 30, 2017, 13:32 PM IST
US backed forces launch new attacks on Islamic State in Syria: Reports
US backed forces fighting Islamic State in Syria launched a new phase of their offensive on Thursday, a statement said, but they have not yet begun to attack the militant group`s stronghold of Raqqa city in an apparent delay in the operation.
Apr 13, 2017, 15:43 PM IST
US forces ferry Syrian-Kurdish fighters behind IS lines
US aircraft ferried Syrian Kurdish fighters and allied forces behind Islamic State lines today to spearhead an assault on a strategic town belonging to the extremist group outside its de facto capital, Raqqa, the Pentagon said, marking the first time US forces have provided airlift for local forces on a combat operation in Syria.
Mar 22, 2017, 23:34 PM IST
