Islamic State was close to defeat in its final enclave on Tuesday after ferocious bombardments overnight and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said the offensive to capture the area was nearly over. The besieged enclave of Baghouz is the last shred of territory held by the...

A Turkish charity group provided humanitarian aid to 2,000 families in Afrin, northwestern Syria, the agency said on Tuesday. Istanbul-based Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) distributed food, coal, carpet, bed, blanket and baby staff to the needy families across Afrin, IHH's Syria...

 Islamic State’s final enclave in eastern Syria was pounded with air strikes and artillery on Monday in a U.S.-backed assault aimed at wiping out the last shred of its territorial rule that once spanned a third of Syria and Iraq. Fires raged after dark in the enclave at Baghouz near...

Last year was the deadliest yet for children in Syria, with more than 1,100 killed by fighting, the United Nations said Monday, with the bloody conflict about to enter its ninth year. U.N. children's agency UNICEF said it had been able to verify 1,106 child deaths from the fighting in 2018...