IS Counter-Attacks To Defend North Syria Town
The Islamic State group launched a counter-attack Tuesday against US-backed fighters closing in on a key jihadist-held town in northern ...
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At Syria Dam, US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Jihadists
The road to the Tabqa dam in northern Syria is strewn with evidence of the clashes being waged by a ...
US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Around North Syria Town
US-backed forces battled the Islamic State group around a key Syrian town Monday, hours after the capture of an airbase ...
US-Backed Fighters Battle IS Near North Syria Town
US-backed forces battled Islamic State group fighters around a key northern Syrian town on Monday, a monitor said, hours after ...
Fighting Puts Syria IS-Held Dam Out of Service
Fighting at a dam held by the Islamic State jihadist group in northern Syria put it out of service Sunday, ...
Russian, US Forces Eyeball Each Other In Syrian City
American and Russian troops are now both present in the northern Syrian city of Manbij and can clearly see each ...
Syrians Fleeing IS Group Wait For Safe Passage At Checkpoints
At a checkpoint in northern Syria, a weary woman and her husband sit in a truck, surrounded by their belongings, ...
Syria Forces Quietly Take Up Buffer Between Kurds, Turks
US-backed Syrian fighters have turned over several villages in the country's north to government forces under a deal to avoid ...
Turkey, Russia, US Military Chiefs Weigh Anti-IS Steps
The top generals of the Turkish, Russian and US military met Tuesday for talks likely to be dominated by next ...
Turkey Steps Back From Striking Syria’s Manbij
Turkey on Monday stepped back from threats to strike Syrian Kurdish militia forces deployed in Manbij, a former Islamic State ...
US Sends Extra Troops Into Syrian City of Manbij
The Pentagon said Monday it has sent additional US troops into northern Syria in a show of strength aimed at ...
66,000 Displaced In Recent North Syria Fighting
A total of 66,000 people have been displaced by fighting along two fronts in Syria's fractured north, the United Nation's ...
Desperate Syrians Huddle Among the Trees, Safe For Now
Sheltering from the wind under a gnarled olive tree Saturday, young Jumana and her two children are among tens of ...
Thousands Flee Syria Army Advance In North
Tens of thousands of Syrian civilians have fled advancing Russian-backed regime forces fighting Islamic State group jihadists in the north ...
Russian, Syrian Regime Convoys Enter Northern Syria City
Russia and Syrian regime forces are moving "humanitarian" convoys carrying military equipment into the former Islamic State group's bastion of ...
US Forces Look On As Allies Clash In North Syria
US soldiers aboard Humvee armoured vehicles have been watching from a distance as two of their allies, Turkish-backed forces and ...
Turkish-Backed Syria Rebels Seize Villages From Kurds
Turkish-backed rebels seized two villages from US-supported forces on Wednesday as they sought to expand their control in northern Syria, ...
To Counter Turkey, Damascus Sidles Up To Kurds
Worried over Turkish advances in Syria's north, the Damascus regime has formed an alliance of convenience with the country's Kurds ...
Top US Commander For Mideast In Secret Syria Trip
The top US military commander for the Middle East made a secret trip to northern Syria Friday to meet a ...
Turkish Troops Killed In Clashes With ISIL In Syria
Clashes between Turkish-backed Syrian rebels and ISIL fighters have intensified around the northern Syrian town of Al-Bab, resulting in the ...