Deir el-Zour
Intense Israeli airstrikes in east Syria said to kill dozens
Middle East
January 13, 2021
Intense Israeli airstrikes in east Syria said to kill dozens
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli warplanes carried out intense airstrikes on eastern Syria early Wednesday, apparently targeting positions and arms depots…
ISIS taking last breath, hiding among civilians: SDF
Middle East
February 18, 2019
ISIS taking last breath, hiding among civilians: SDF
BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — From a self-proclaimed caliphate that once spread across much of Syria and Iraq, ISIS has been…
Activists say malnutrition on rise in Damascus
Middle East
October 24, 2017
Activists say malnutrition on rise in Damascus
Syrian opposition activists say malnutrition and shortages in medicine are increasing the suffering in besieged, rebel-held eastern suburbs of the…
Russia: Less than 5 percent of Syria still under IS control
Middle East
October 24, 2017
Russia: Less than 5 percent of Syria still under IS control
Russia’s defense minister says less than five percent of Syria remains under control of the Islamic State group. At the…
US-backed Syrian fighters clearing war remnants in Raqqa
Middle East
October 18, 2017
US-backed Syrian fighters clearing war remnants in Raqqa
US-backed forces fighting Islamic State militants in Syria were removing land mines and clearing main roads in Raqqa on Wednesday,…
Russia says its strikes killed hundreds of IS in east Syria
Middle East
October 3, 2017
Russia says its strikes killed hundreds of IS in east Syria
Russia’s military says its airstrikes in eastern Syria this week killed more than 300 Islamic State militants. Russia has been…
Syrian army crosses to eastern bank of Euphrates in key city
Middle East
September 18, 2017
Syrian army crosses to eastern bank of Euphrates in key city
Opposition activists say Syrian government troops battling the Islamic State group have crossed to the eastern bank of the Euphrates…
Clashes between troops and IS intensify in central Syria
Middle East
September 15, 2017
Clashes between troops and IS intensify in central Syria
Syrian government forces pressed their offensive in the province of Hama on Friday in a weekslong attack aimed at clearing…
Russia says Syria government seized most territory from IS
Middle East
September 12, 2017
Russia says Syria government seized most territory from IS
Russia’s military said Tuesday that Syrian troops have liberated about 85 percent of the war-torn country’s territory from militants, a…
Syria: Suicide car bomb hits military compound
World
May 19, 2012
Syria: Suicide car bomb hits military compound
BEIRUT — A suicide car bomb tore through the parking lot of a military compound in Syria's eastern city of Deir el-Zour…