Tag: Syrian Democratic Forces
IS suicide bombers attack crowds fleeing last redoubt
AFP | The Islamic State group launched three suicide attacks outside their last redoubt in eastern Syria Friday, killing six people among those fleeing the...
3,000 surrender from IS Syria bastion as end nears
AFP | 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...
Hundreds flee Syria jihadist enclave before final assault
AFP | Hundreds of people boarded trucks leaving the last scrap of the Islamic State group's "caliphate" in eastern Syria on Wednesday as US-backed forces...
Britain to strip IS teen of citizenship: lawyer
AFP | Britain will strip citizenship from a UK teenager who joined the Islamic State group in Syria but now wants to return home with...
Governments ponder what to do with returning jihadists
AFP | The imminent fall of the Islamic State's caliphate in Iraq and Syria has left many countries grappling with what to do with jihadists...
Captured Irish jihadist tells of dying days of ‘caliphate’
AFP | From detention in northern Syria, alleged Irish jihadist Alexandr Bekmirzaev describes hunger and fear as missiles pounded down on the last shreds of...
Russian army starts patrols around Manbij in North Syria
AFP | Russian military police have begun patrolling around the Syrian city of Manbij, a spokesman said, moving into an area once held by US-backed...
US begins withdrawing gear from Syria, but not troops
AFP | The US military has begun moving non-essential gear out of Syria but is not withdrawing troops for now, defense officials said Friday amid...
Trump advisor in Turkey for talks on Syria pullout
AFP | The White House's National Security advisor will meet with Ankara officials on Tuesday to discuss the surprise withdrawal of US troops from Syria,...
Trump declares victory over IS in Syria, orders US troops home
AFP | The Islamic State group has been "beaten" in Syria, US President Donald Trump said Wednesday in announcing a stunning order to pull American...
US Syria pullout will have wide ramifications
AFP | The withdrawal of US troops in Syria will have an impact on the battlefield and well beyond, with wide-ranging geopolitical ramifications. Here is...
Turkey-US tensions beef up following Erdogan’s victory
AFP | Washington's chilly reaction to Recep Tayyip Erdogan's election victory and consolidation of his presidential powers reflect expectations that no thaw in US-Turkish ties...
Kurdish intentions to join Syrian Arab Army: secret deal against the US?
Sophie Mangal | According to Inside Syria Media Center military sources in Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Kurds will join the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) as “Northern Syria...
Should anyone believe U.S. State Department promises on Syria?
Sophie Mangal | On August 18, during a regular briefing, the Spokesperson for the U.S. State Department Heather Nauert stated that the United States doesn’t intend...
Washington’s good terrorists, bad Terrorists policy: Selling Satans as saviors
Nauman Sadiq | Karl Marx famously said that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. The only difference between the Afghan jihad back...
How America’s missile stop Syria’s dash for Deir az-Zor
Andrew Korybko | The US’ deployment of the HIMARS missile system to eastern Syria is designed to deter the Syrian Arab Army’s Dash for Deir az-Zor. Many...
New Turkish Army in Syria: What are the objectives this time?
Mehmet Ersoy | On Tuesday, May 30, Inside Syria media center wrote that Ankara was creating a new formation of the fractured units of the Free Syrian...
