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Russian forces enter former Islamic State stronghold in Syria after U.S. pullback
Middle East
December 9, 2019
Russian forces enter former Islamic State stronghold in Syria after U.S. pullback
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russian forces have entered Raqqa, the former de facto capital of the Islamic State caliphate, in one…
Exodus from last IS enclave overwhelms Syria force
Middle East
February 24, 2019
Exodus from last IS enclave overwhelms Syria force
US-backed Syrian forces warned Sunday they were struggling to cope with an outpouring of foreigners from the Islamic State group’s…
Turkey takes full control of Syria’s Afrin: military source
Middle East
March 25, 2018
Turkey takes full control of Syria’s Afrin: military source
Turkey’s military and its Syrian rebel allies have taken full control of northwest Syria’s Afrin region, a Turkish army source…
Syria monitors: Turkish-allied militiamen looting in Afrin
Middle East
March 19, 2018
Syria monitors: Turkish-allied militiamen looting in Afrin
A Syria war monitoring group says Turkish-allied militiamen are looting the northern Syrian town of Afrin after the Turkish military…
Turkish forces and rebel allies take Afrin town center from Kurds
Middle East
March 18, 2018
Turkish forces and rebel allies take Afrin town center from Kurds
Turkish forces and their Syrian rebel allies swept into the northwestern Syrian town of Afrin on Sunday, raising their flags…
Syria’s Afrin cut off from water, thousands displaced
Middle East
March 14, 2018
Syria’s Afrin cut off from water, thousands displaced
Water to Syria’s Afrin town has been cut for a week, the United Nations said on Wednesday, after Turkish troops…
Turkey’s Erdogan says hopes Syria’s Afrin town to be captured by Wednesday evening
Middle East
March 14, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan says hopes Syria’s Afrin town to be captured by Wednesday evening
President Tayyip Erdogan said he hoped Turkey’s military and its rebel allies would completely capture the northern Syrian town of…
Turkish military says has encircled Syria’s Afrin town
Middle East
March 13, 2018
Turkish military says has encircled Syria’s Afrin town
Turkey’s military and its rebel allies have encircled the northern Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish armed forces said on…
US-backed Syria force to redeploy 1,700 from IS fight to Afrin
Middle East
March 6, 2018
US-backed Syria force to redeploy 1,700 from IS fight to Afrin
A US-backed alliance of Syrian forces announced on Tuesday it would redeploy around 1,700 fighters from front lines against the…
Regime forces advance in Syria’s battered Ghouta
Middle East
March 4, 2018
Regime forces advance in Syria’s battered Ghouta
Government forces seized territory inside Syria’s rebel enclave Eastern Ghouta Saturday, intensifying fighting as tens of thousands of civilians in…