(Zaman Al Wasl)- About 200 U.S. Army troops have been deployed near al-Shaddadi town in the southern countryside of Hasaka province this week, sources said.   The U.S. move was in support of a tribesmen militia which used to fight under the banner of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)....

( The Guardian )- Islamic State closed the doors of Raqqa, its de facto capital in Syria, to civilians and blocked their escape from the city more than a year ago. Then some of their fighters began taking money from civilians in return for allowing them to leave – up to $800 per person. Many...

The Syrian army and its allies advanced in the central Syrian desert on Monday and could soon encircle a Daesh (ISIS) pocket, part of a multi-pronged thrust into eastern areas held by the militant group. A Syrian military source said the Syrian army and its allies had taken a number of...

Civilians fleeing Daesh's (ISIS) two remaining Syrian strongholds face "terrible, terrible conditions" in dozens of poorly-equipped informal camps, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Monday. Daesh is under pressure in the remaining areas it holds in Syria, with a U.S.-backed...