BBC News | Syria government forces close in on IS border town BBC News Syrian pro-government forces backed by Russian airpower are advancing rapidly towards a border town still held by the Islamic State (IS) group. A day after taking full control of the city of Deir al-Zour, the Syrian military is mounting an offensive to ... |
BBC News | What will happen in Syria following IS defeats? BBC News Civil wars that spread devastation and suffering across a whole country have no real victors. But one war in Syria - that against the Islamic State (IS) group's so-called caliphate - is well on the way to being won. Earlier this week IS's last urban ... |
Press Herald | Islamic State loses its footing in Syria, Iraq Press Herald BEIRUT — With new losses, the Islamic State group has been driven from more than 96 percent of the large parts of Iraq and Syria it once held, crushing its goal of establishing a “caliphate” in the region. Syrian President Bashar Assad's military on ... Assaults in Syria and Iraq oust IS from border bastions Iraqi forces battle Islamic State militants along Syrian border Islamic State on verge of defeat after fresh losses in Syria, Iraq |
Los Angeles Times | Syria's army declares victory over Islamic State in key eastern city as Iraqi forces take back border town Los Angeles Times The Syrian military announced Friday that its forces recaptured the eastern city of Dair Alzour, Islamic State's last major urban stronghold in the country, as their Iraqi counterparts wrested control of a key border town from the extremist group. The ... IS loses Deir al-Zour in Syria and al-Qaim in Iraq on same day - BBC ... ISIL loses al-Qaim in Iraq and Deir Az Zor in Syria Syrian army declares victory in Deir al-Zour as Islamic State territory crumbles |
Islamic State bombing kills dozens in east Syria: war monitor Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least one Islamic State car bomb killed dozens of people at a refugee gathering on the east side of the Euphrates River in Syria on Saturday, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. It said the blast also ... |
Aljazeera.com | Burying the dead in Syria's Yarmouk camp Aljazeera.com For nearly two years, Syrian and Palestinian officials have been helping to facilitate the process of returning bodies to Yarmouk for burial. In Damascus, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) arranges for the bodies to be transferred to Yarmouk ... |
Business Insider | ISIS is losing its grip in Iraq and Syria, but here are 9 places where it's still a threat Business Insider In Syria, the fall of its self-declared capital in Raqqa and its last military bastion in Deir ez-Zor have forced ISIS toward the Iraqi border. In Iraq, the liberation of Mosul and Tal Afar have ISIS fighters retreating toward the Syrian border, where ... |
CBS News | US, Russia offer rival measures to pursue Syria violations CBS News UNITED NATIONS -- The United States and Russia have circulated rival U.N. resolutions on extending the work of experts seeking to determine who is responsible for chemical weapons attacks in Syria. Russia vetoed a U.S.-sponsored Security Council ... Russia sets out why it thinks UN wrongly accused Syria over sarin attack |
New York Times | ISIS, Squeezed on Two Sides, Loses Syrian City and Border Crossing New York Times The military advances dealt a severe blow to the militant group, leaving it with fragments of its self-declared caliphate that once stretched from the center of Syria to the outskirts of Baghdad. They also provided yet another indication that President ... |
Financial Times | Syria conflict enters 'final phase' as Isis loses ground Financial Times With Isis rapidly losing territory across Syria — the regime on Friday took the eastern city of Deir Ezzor from the jihadis — only two local forces have enough might to battle for control of the shattered country: Mr Assad's and the US-backed Kurdish ... Advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader: US will fail to divide Syria using Kurds Syrian government forces will march to Raqqa soon, Iranian official ... What happens to Syria after the Islamic State is gone? |