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Monitor: Kurds, Syrian army battle Islamic State in Syria’s Hasaka
Middle East

Monitor: Kurds, Syrian army battle Islamic State in Syria’s Hasaka

Kurdish forces and the Syrian army fought separate battles with Islamic State around Hasaka city in northeast Syria overnight as…
Islamic State attacks Syrian army, Kurds in new offensive
Middle East

Islamic State attacks Syrian army, Kurds in new offensive

Islamic State fighters launched simultaneous attacks against the Syrian army and Kurdish militia overnight, moving back on the offensive after…
CIHRS to UN: Democratization, not force, can defeat IS
Egypt

CIHRS to UN: Democratization, not force, can defeat IS

An Egyptian human rights organization has told the United Nations that defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria can…
Israel arrests Druze suspects in Syria ambulances attacks
Middle East

Israel arrests Druze suspects in Syria ambulances attacks

Israel arrested nine Druze Arabs on Wednesday over two attacks, one of them fatal, on ambulances bringing casualties from Syria's…
TV: Syrian army secures oil field perimeter, kills militants
Middle East

TV: Syrian army secures oil field perimeter, kills militants

Syrian state television said on Wednesday the army and allied militia had secured the perimeter of an oil field near…
Advancing Syria Kurds close in on town after seizing Islamic State base
Middle East

Advancing Syria Kurds close in on town after seizing Islamic State base

Kurdish-led forces in Syria advanced on Tuesday into the outskirts of an Islamic State-held town after capturing a military base…
US, allies conduct 16 air strikes in Iraq, 6 in Syria
Middle East

US, allies conduct 16 air strikes in Iraq, 6 in Syria

US and coalition forces targeted the Islamic State on Friday with 16 air strikes in Iraq and six in Syria,…
A year on, no quick fix to halt IS ‘caliphate’
Middle East

A year on, no quick fix to halt IS ‘caliphate’

A year after its establishment, the Islamic State group's self-declared "caliphate" in Syria and Iraq remains well-funded and heavily armed,…
A year on, Islamic State ‘caliphate’ infamous for brutality
Middle East

A year on, Islamic State ‘caliphate’ infamous for brutality

In the year since it declared its "caliphate," the Islamic State group has become the world's most infamous jihadist organisation,…
Victories over Islamic State give Syria Kurds claim to bigger role
Middle East

Victories over Islamic State give Syria Kurds claim to bigger role

With a string of victories over Islamic State, Syria's Kurds are proving themselves an ever more dependable ally in the…
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