CNN | ISIS setbacks reported in Syria CNN On another front, Syria condemned what it called an "incursion" of Turkish troops into the northwestern province of Idlib and demanded immediate "unconditional withdrawal," state media reported Saturday. SANA quoted a Foreign Ministry source as saying ... US-backed SDF to let Syrian Islamic State fighters leave Raqqa Syria: Local militants evacuate as Raqqa battle nears end Evacuation deal as ISIL defeat in Syria's Raqqa nears |
CNBC | Islamic State loses al-Mayadeen in eastern Syria, a military source says CNBC Syrian government and allied forces have taken the eastern town of al-Mayadeen from Islamic State, a Syrian military source said on Saturday, further weakening the militants' diminishing presence in Syria. Al-Mayadeen, near the Iraqi border in Deir al ... WHO says attack on Syria vaccine store leaves children at risk IS car bomb kills 18 in Syria Suicide attacks kill Deir Az Zor refugees and Kurds |
Seattle Times | Despite war, exiled Syrian agency safeguards seeds that may feed the future Seattle Times Inside each was a carefully dried and pressed seed pod: a sweet clover from Egypt, a wild wheat found only in northern Syria, an ancient variety of bread wheat. He had thousands of these folders stacked neatly in a windowless office, a precious ... |
Aljazeera.com | Can Turkey's campaign in Syria's Idlib bring peace? Aljazeera.com About 100 Turkish soldiers have moved into Syria's Idlib province in a convoy of armoured vehicles. Ankara says it is to enforce a de-escalation zone in the war-torn country as part of a deal with Iran and Russia. But there are suspicions Turkey's real ... Syria Demands Pullout of Turkish Troops From Country, Says It Is a 'Flagrant Aggression' Syria demands 'immediate' withdrawal of Turkey troops: SANA Syria demands Turkey immediately withdraw troops |
Los Angeles Times | In Lebanon, a rape and murder galvanize anti-Syrian fervor Los Angeles Times The case might have proceeded quietly as the suspect faced murder charges, but his status as one of about 1.5 million Syrians in Lebanon, many of them refugees fleeing the vicious six-year civil war raging through their country, has made it a rallying ... |
AMN Al-Masdar News | More than 1000 ISIS terrorists enter Syria via Iraq – video AMN Al-Masdar News Rudskoy went on to say that “in At Tanf area controlled by the US, Syrian government locations were attacked by 450 more IS terrorists” but “terrorists failed to achieve their goals” as a result of “decisive actions of [Syrian] government troops with ... |
What Should the West Do With Fighters Returning From Syria and Iraq? NBCNews.com His lilac shirt, soft features and neatly trimmed beard could belong to any office worker in the world. He certainly doesn't look like someone who swapped his life in Europe to go fight in Syria alongside ISIS militants he openly describes as murderous ... |
Kansas City Star | Pregnant girl, 15, who escaped ISIS says her father brought her from Kansas to Syria Kansas City Star A 15-year-old girl who escaped the terrorist group ISIS in northern Syria had a surprising announcement to make. “I'm from Kansas.” The girl, shrouded in black, was among a group of women who managed to get out of the besieged ISIS stronghold of Raqqa. |
TIME | Sally Jones, the ISIS 'White Widow,' Believed Killed in Syria TIME British ISIS member Sally Jones is believed to be killed in a Predator-drone strike in June. Jones, reportedly an active online recruiter and propagandist for ISIS, was dubbed the "white widow" by the British press after her jihadi husband was killed ... ISIS recruiter 'White Widow' believed dead after US strike in Syria Thursday briefing: Isis mother and son 'die in Syria drone strike' White Widow Sally Jones 'was planning fresh carnage from a new ISIS headquarters - and WASN'T trying to flee Raqqa ... |
Aljazeera.com | Who are Syria's opposition alliances? Aljazeera.com Syria's conflict landscape has changed dramatically since the Russian military intervened in 2015, with most major territory controlled by armed groups falling under the control of regime-aligned forces. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL ... Syrian rebels hand border crossing to opposition government Syrian rebels meet in Qatar after declaring unified 'national army' |