Search For Keyword.

Search (strikes)

Iraq, Syria civilian casualties undercut U.S. campaign

 Daesh (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda-linked militants are quickly moving to drum up outrage over a sharp spike in civilian casualties said to have been caused by U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, posting photos online of a destroyed medical center and homes reduced to rubble. “This is how Trump...

Thousands flee ISIS-held Tabqa west of Syria's Raqqa city

More than 7,000 people have escaped ISIS control in the Tabqa area west of the Syrian city of Raqqa since last week, U.S.-backed local forces fighting the extremists said on Friday. The Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militia fighters, has been battling ISIS...

Syrian regime forces take back areas near Hama - monitor

 The Russian-backed Syrian army has recaptured 16 villages lost to insurgents last week near the city of Hama, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Friday. Syrian government forces have been counter-attacking in the area that is of critical importance to President Bashar...