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Thousands surrender as IS group nears defeat in Syria

Around 3,000 Islamic State members have surrendered from the group's last holdout in Syria, Kurdish-led forces said Tuesday, as air raids and shelling resumed after a brief lull. A ragged tent encampment in the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz is all that remains of a once-sprawling IS...

2,000 people, mostly Daesh fighters, surrender to SDF

Around 2,000 people, mostly Daesh (ISIS) fighters, handed themselves over Tuesday to the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces closing in on their last holdout in eastern Syria, a spokesman said. SDF spokesperson Adnan Afrin said the latest group to leave the shrinking extremist pocket in...

Turkey says discussing Syria offensive with Russia, US

urkey is discussing with Russia and the United States a potential military offensive in a region of northeast Syria controlled by Kurdish fighters, a Turkish defense official was cited as saying by state media Tuesday. Turkey wants to set up a safe zone in the border area east of the...

IOM seeks $207 million this year for Syrian refugees

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) appealed to the international community Tuesday for $207 million so it can continue providing humanitarian aid to refugees in Syria and across the region as the conflict enters its ninth year. The funds will allow IOM to support more than...