“They are living the final moments and realize that this battle is the battle to eliminate them,” said Mustafa Bali, media office head of the Syrian Democratic Forces. Continue reading
After days of back and forth over U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out American troops from Syria, a U.S. military official said Friday the process of withdrawal has begun, declining to comment on specific timetables or movements. Continue reading
Only 11 days ago, Brett McGurk had said it would be “reckless” to consider the Islamic State defeated and therefore would be unwise to bring American forces home. Continue reading
The United States’ main ally in Syria on Thursday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Islamic State militants have been defeated and warned that the withdrawal of American troops would lead to a resurgence of the extremist group. Continue reading
Hajin is the last big town that the Islamic State holds in its remaining enclave east of the Euphrates River. Continue reading
A senior Islamic State figure implicated in the 2014 killing of American aid worker Peter Kassig has been killed in a coalition airstrike, a Pentagon official confirmed. Continue reading
Militants and some local residents said at least 40 people were killed in the latest wave of coalition airstrikes against the last remaining Islamic State-held pocket near the Syria-Iraq border. Continue reading
Several U.S. and European citizens were taken hostage by the Islamic State in Syria earlier this week, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Continue reading
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that monitors Syria’s war said as many as 130 families were kidnapped by the extremists, who warned they might kill them. Continue reading
Syrian rebels backed by the U.S. are believed to be holding nearly 600 men from 47 countries who are accused of being Islamic State members. Continue reading