syria
Advancing Syria Kurds close in on town after seizing Islamic State base
Middle East
June 23, 2015
Advancing Syria Kurds close in on town after seizing Islamic State base
Kurdish-led forces in Syria advanced on Tuesday into the outskirts of an Islamic State-held town after capturing a military base…
US, allies conduct 16 air strikes in Iraq, 6 in Syria
Middle East
June 20, 2015
US, allies conduct 16 air strikes in Iraq, 6 in Syria
US and coalition forces targeted the Islamic State on Friday with 16 air strikes in Iraq and six in Syria,…
A year on, no quick fix to halt IS ‘caliphate’
Middle East
June 20, 2015
A year on, no quick fix to halt IS ‘caliphate’
A year after its establishment, the Islamic State group's self-declared "caliphate" in Syria and Iraq remains well-funded and heavily armed,…
A year on, Islamic State ‘caliphate’ infamous for brutality
Middle East
June 18, 2015
A year on, Islamic State ‘caliphate’ infamous for brutality
In the year since it declared its "caliphate," the Islamic State group has become the world's most infamous jihadist organisation,…
Victories over Islamic State give Syria Kurds claim to bigger role
Middle East
June 17, 2015
Victories over Islamic State give Syria Kurds claim to bigger role
With a string of victories over Islamic State, Syria's Kurds are proving themselves an ever more dependable ally in the…
Syria monitor: Intense rebel shelling of Aleppo kills more than 30
Middle East
June 16, 2015
Syria monitor: Intense rebel shelling of Aleppo kills more than 30
More than 30 people have been killed in the most lethal rebel bombardment of the city of Aleppo since Syria's…
British police hunt for family of 12 suspected of traveling to Syria
World
June 16, 2015
British police hunt for family of 12 suspected of traveling to Syria
British police said on Tuesday they were hunting for three sisters and their nine children whose family fear they may…
Turkey confirms 2,800 new refugees have crossed border
Middle East
June 15, 2015
Turkey confirms 2,800 new refugees have crossed border
Turkish officials have confirmed that a total of 2,800 Syrian refugees fleeing fighting have crossed into Turkey through the southern…
Monitor: Rebels push IS back in northern Syria
Middle East
June 13, 2015
Monitor: Rebels push IS back in northern Syria
A Syrian rebel alliance has pushed Islamic State group jihadists further away from one of its key supply routes from…
Syrian Kurds say begin advance toward Islamic State-held town
Middle East
June 13, 2015
Syrian Kurds say begin advance toward Islamic State-held town
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said it began an advance toward an Islamic State-held town at the Turkish border on…