Islamic State in Raqqa mounts last stand around city stadium
U.S.-backed militias said on Tuesday they are battling Islamic State around Raqqa stadium, the jihadists’ last…
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US-backed SDF to let Syrian ISIS fighters leave Raqqa
Syrian Islamic State fighters are set to abandon Raqqa in a withdrawal agreed with U.S.-backed Syrian militias…
Syrian army sends more troops across Euphrates, near U.S.-backed forces
Syrian troops crossed to the eastern side of the Euphrates in Deir al-Zor on Monday, state media and a monitoring…
U.S.-backed Syrian forces seize Raqqa mosque: coalition
U.S.-backed Syrian militias have taken the historic old city of Raqqa and its ancient mosque as they press their…
Syrian rebels say US, allies sending more arms to fend off Iran threat
Syrian rebels say the United States and its allies are sending them more arms to try to fend off a new push into…
Syrian force urges Raqqa jihadists to surrender by end-May
A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian militias promised on Thursday that no harm would come to Islamic State fighters…
Syria’s army sends reinforcements toward border with Iraq: rebels
The Syrian army aided by Iranian-backed militias was moving troops to a desert region near its border with Iraq…
US-backed militias oust IS from Syria’s Tabqa old city
U.S.-backed militias said on Monday they had pushed Islamic State fighters out of the old quarters of Tabqa, a…
East Libya bans travel for those aged between 18, 45
Eastern Libya has banned men and women between the ages of 18 and 45 from travelling abroad without permission. The…
Dispute holds up evacuation from ‘hell’ of Aleppo
The evacuation of the last opposition-held areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo was suspended on Friday after…
