Warplanes flew near Baghouz in eastern Syria early on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, as the final remnants of the Islamic State group held a narrow strip of land along the Euphrates in a last-ditch defense of its dwindling territory. Defeat there would signal the end of the...

U.S.-backed Syrian forces Tuesday seized control of an encampment held by the Daesh (ISIS) in eastern Syria, after hundreds of militants surrendered overnight, a spokesperson said, signaling the group’s collapse after months of stiff resistance. A group of suspects involved in a January...

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met Syrian leader Bashar Assad in Damascus Tuesday, praising the Moscow-backed Syrian regime's "fight against international terrorism." "With Russia's support, a significant success in the fight against terrorism has been achieved," Shoigu said,...

A bomb-laden vehicle detonated in Syrian opposition-controlled Jarabulus, leaving one fighter dead, local sources said. A car loaded with explosives from YPG/PKK-controlled Manbij was headed to the Turkish backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) Jarabulus --located in the Euphrates Shield Operation...