syria

US deploys more troops in Syria, turning up heat on IS

by Laurent BARTHELEMY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States turned up the heat on the…

Turkey, Russia, US military chiefs seek better coordination against IS

by Fulya OZERKAN Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- The top generals of the Turkish, Russian and US military…

Syria army retakes ancient Palmyra from IS

by Maya Gebeily Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of…

Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria sanctions

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a United Nations resolution backed by Western powers…

11 dead in Syria government raids, regime gains in Aleppo

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) - Government air raids on northwest Syria killed at least 11 people overnight, mostly civilians, a monitoring…

IS suicide blast kills 51 near Syria’s Al-Bab

by Nazeer al-Khatib with Rana Moussaoui in Beirut Agence France Presse AL BAB, Syria (AFP) -- An Islamic State group…

Russia air strike ‘accidentally’ kills 3 Turkish troops in Syria

by Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Three Turkish soldiers were "accidentally" killed and 11 wounded on…

US says it killed veteran Qaeda leader in Syria

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US military said Wednesday that it had killed eleven Al-Qaeda operatives, including a veteran…

IS ‘besieged’ in last bastion in Syria’s Aleppo province

by Layal Abou Rahal Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- The Islamic State group is "completely besieged" in its…

Syria regime hanged 13,000 in notorious prison: Amnesty

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- As many as 13,000 people were hanged in five years at a notorious Syrian government prison…

For Kurds in Syria, world novels finally speak their language

by Delil Souleiman Agence France Presse QAMISHLI, Syria (AFP) -- Abdo Shehu sits in an office in Kurdish-majority Qamishli in…

Trump immigration ban loses first legal battle

  by Catherine Triomphe Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US airports braced for fresh protests Sunday…

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