Deir al-Zor
Anti-Kurdish protests grow in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: residents, locals
Middle East
May 8, 2019
Anti-Kurdish protests grow in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: residents, locals
AMMAN (Reuters) – Arab inhabitants of Syria’s Deir al-Zor began a third week of protests against Kurdish rule, the largest…
‘We don’t see the enemy’ concealed jihadists slow IS defeat
Middle East
March 16, 2019
‘We don’t see the enemy’ concealed jihadists slow IS defeat
DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – The young Syrian man crossing out of Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria…
Syrian media cites source saying US-led jets attacked army
Middle East
February 3, 2019
Syrian media cites source saying US-led jets attacked army
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state media, citing a military source, said US-led jets attacked a Syrian army position near…
Syrian Kurds boost fight against Islamic State in east after setback
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Syrian Kurds boost fight against Islamic State in east after setback
BEIRUT/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Syrian Kurdish special forces have joined an offensive against Islamic State militants in eastern Syria, a…
Syria’s national museum reopens doors in war-scarred Damascus
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Syria’s national museum reopens doors in war-scarred Damascus
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria’s National Museum of Damascus opened its rich trove of antiquities to visitors again on Sunday, seven…
We have no information about Russian mercenaries killed in Syria: Kremlin
Middle East
February 13, 2018
We have no information about Russian mercenaries killed in Syria: Kremlin
The Kremlin said on Tuesday it had no information about Russian mercenaries reportedly being killed in Syria, saying it only…
Islamic State on verge of defeat after fresh losses in Syria, Iraq
Middle East
November 4, 2017
Islamic State on verge of defeat after fresh losses in Syria, Iraq
Islamic State’s self-proclaimed caliphate was on the verge of final defeat on Friday, with Syrian government forces capturing its last…
US-backed militias seize key oil field in east Syria: SDF
Middle East
October 22, 2017
US-backed militias seize key oil field in east Syria: SDF
US-backed militias said they captured a major oil field in Deir al-Zor province on Sunday, pressing their offensive against Islamic…
Islamic State defeated in its Syrian capital Raqqa
Middle East
October 17, 2017
Islamic State defeated in its Syrian capital Raqqa
US-backed militias said they had defeated Islamic State in its former capital Raqqa on Tuesday, raising their flags over the…
Russia accuses US of pretending to fight Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
Middle East
October 10, 2017
Russia accuses US of pretending to fight Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of pretending to fight Islamic State and of deliberately reducing its air strikes…