syria
Monitor: Kurds, Syrian army battle Islamic State in Syria’s Hasaka
Middle East
June 27, 2015
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
June 25, 2015
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
June 24, 2015
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
June 24, 2015
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
June 24, 2015
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
June 23, 2015
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
June 20, 2015
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
June 20, 2015
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
June 18, 2015
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
June 17, 2015
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…