Hundreds of civilians streamed out of the Islamic State group's last Syrian stronghold Tuesday into territory held by US-backed forces battling to finish off the jihadists' dying "caliphate". A total of 3,500 people exited the riverside village of Baghouz, including 500 jihadists who had...

The Syrian military has mounted air strikes against Islamic State militants and clashed with the jihadists in central Syria, the pro-Damascus al-Watan newspaper reported on Tuesday. The flare-up in the area of al-Sukhna, between Palymra and Deir al-Zor, on Monday points to the foothold the...

Kurdish-led forces supported by air strikes from an international coalition evacuated civilians held as "human shields" Monday after smashing their way into the jihadists' last scrap of territory in eastern Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces and its allies from the US-led coalition...

Kurdish-led forces supported by coalition air strikes readied for more evacuations of civilians held as human shields Monday after smashing their way into the jihadists' last bastion in eastern Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces and its allies from the US-led coalition unleashed a deluge...