The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Tuesday it had begun a battle to capture Raqqa, ISIS' de facto capital in Syria, launching attacks from the east, west and north of the city. In a phone interview with Reuters from Syria, SDF spokesman Talal Silo said the operation...

 As U.S.-backed forces prepare a final assault on Daesh’s (ISIS) Syrian bastion Raqqa, displaced civilians are dreaming of spending the end of Ramadan feast back home. The Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Forces militia is expected to begin its assault on the northern Syrian city as early...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Clashes intensified between ISIS and the regime army in eastern Deir Ezzor province on Monday as the extremist group pressed advances in the southern neighborhoods of the city, sources said. The regime warplanes have carried out airstrikes on ISIS positions, killing one...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 5 pro-regime militants killed and 25 more wounded in clashes with te Islamic State in northwestern Hama province as regime forces backed by allied militias launched major offensive near Salamiya city, medics said Monday. The regime army said it had taken the...