Erdogan Says Turkish Troops Inside IS Bastion Al-Bab, Capture Imminent
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies have entered the centre of the ...
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Syria Army Reaches Edge of IS-Held Town
Syria's army advanced on Friday to the outskirts of a key Islamic State group bastion that is also being targeted ...
Turkish Troops, Syria Rebels Enter IS-Held Town
Turkish troops and Syrian rebels on Saturday entered the Islamic State-held town of Al-Bab in northern Syria, as government forces ...
Syria War: Russian ‘friendly Fire’ Kills Turkish Soldiers
President Vladimir Putin has sent condolences after a Russian air strike accidentally killed three Turkish soldiers in northern Syria. The ...
Syria’s Assad Sees Trump’s Islamic State View As Promising
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said U. S. President Donald Trump prioritizing the fight against jihadists by Islamic State was promising ...
Russia, Turkey, Iran Discuss Syria Ceasefire In Astana
Representatives from Russia, Turkey and Iran have kicked off a technical meeting in Kazakhstan's capital Astana to discuss details of ...
German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen
Syrian government forces took back control of an area near Damascus that provides most of the capital's water supplies after ...
Rebels Unite After Attack By Idlib Jihadists
The jihadist group said rebels were conspiring against it at peace talks in Kazakhstan Insurgent factions in Syria have joined ...
Turkish Gov’t-Funded Madrassa Teacher Recorded Praising ISIL In Classroom
An obtrusive recording revealed that a teacher working at a Turkish gov’t-funded religious school in Albania converses with a student ...
U.S. Envoy To Kazakhstan To Attend Syria Talks As An Observer
The U. S. State Department said on Saturday it will not send a delegation from Washington to attend Syrian peace ...
Russia and Turkey ‘in First Joint Air Strikes On IS’
Russian and Turkish jets have carried out their first joint strikes on so-called Islamic State (IS) inside Syria, the Russian ...
Trump Takes Over Islamic State Fight, Vowing To Finish It
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the Islamic State is on the defensive in three countries and has ...
NATO Crisis
Turkish President Recep Erdogan alleged, giving the Obama administration a ‘new-year-surprise’, December 28 that Turkey is in possession of “confirmed ...
Syria Accuses Israel of Bombardment
The suburb of Mezzeh is situated on the western outskirts of Damascus Syria has accused Israel of bombarding an area ...
Army Offensive Tightens Noose On Rebel-Held Douma
Health workers in a besieged rebel-held suburb of Damascus said daily attacks by Syrian troops are stretching them to the ...
Many Dead In Explosion In Syrian Town Near Turkish Border
An explosion in the busy center of a rebel-held town near Syria's border with Turkey caused deaths and wounded dozens ...
Rebels Threaten To Boycott Astana Talks
Syrian rebel groups say they are suspending participation in the preparations for peace talks planned by Russia and Turkey for ...
Rebels Threaten To Boycott Astana Talks
Syrian rebel groups say they are suspending participation in the preparations for peace talks planned by Russia and Turkey for ...
ISIL Claims Responsibility For Reina Attack
ISIL has claimed responsibility for the attack on a nightclub in Istanbul that killed 39 people on New Year's Eve. ...
Clashes Reported Despite Truce
Fighting between government and rebel forces has been reported in parts of Syria despite a nationwide truce coming into force ...