Islamic state
Iranians pour onto the streets to mourn soldier beheaded in Syria
Middle East
September 27, 2017
Iranians pour onto the streets to mourn soldier beheaded in Syria
Thousands of people took to the streets of Tehran on Wednesday to bury a soldier whose beheading by Islamic State…
Damascus says Syrian Kurdish autonomy negotiable: report
Middle East
September 26, 2017
Damascus says Syrian Kurdish autonomy negotiable: report
The Syrian government is open to negotiations with Kurds over their demand for autonomy within Syria’s borders, the foreign minister…
Syrian militias aim to push Islamic State out of Raqqa within a month
Middle East
September 25, 2017
Syrian militias aim to push Islamic State out of Raqqa within a month
US-backed militias expect to push all Islamic State fighters out of their former Syrian headquarters of Raqqa in less than…
US-backed militias says Russian jets struck its fighters in east Syria
Middle East
September 25, 2017
US-backed militias says Russian jets struck its fighters in east Syria
US-backed Syrian militias said Russian warplanes struck their positions in Deir al-Zor province on Monday, near a major natural gas…
US air strikes kill 17 Islamic State militants in Libya: US military
Middle East
September 25, 2017
US air strikes kill 17 Islamic State militants in Libya: US military
Six US air strikes on an Islamic State desert camp in Libya killed 17 militants and destroyed three vehicles, the…
US allied Syrian groups form civilian council to run Deir al-Zor
Middle East
September 24, 2017
US allied Syrian groups form civilian council to run Deir al-Zor
US-allied militias in northern Syria announced on Saturday the formation of a civilian council to govern the oil rich eastern…
US-backed forces capture big gas field in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: senior commander
Middle East
September 23, 2017
US-backed forces capture big gas field in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: senior commander
US-backed forces on Saturday seized a major natural gas field in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province from Islamic State militants after…
Iraq launches offensive on Hawija, an Islamic State-held region near oil city Kirkuk
Middle East
September 21, 2017
Iraq launches offensive on Hawija, an Islamic State-held region near oil city Kirkuk
Iraq launched an offensive on Thursday to dislodge Islamic State from Hawija, west of the oil city of Kirkuk and…
Russia warns US it will target US-backed fighters in Syria if provoked
Middle East
September 21, 2017
Russia warns US it will target US-backed fighters in Syria if provoked
Russia said on Thursday it had warned the United States it would target areas in Syria where US special forces…
Raqqa campaign in final stages, SDF says
Middle East
September 20, 2017
Raqqa campaign in final stages, SDF says
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Wednesday its campaign to capture Raqqa from Islamic State (IS) was in…