Saudi Arabia Pledges $100m to U.S.-Backed Syria Campaign
RIYADH – Saudi Arabia on Friday announced a $100 million contribution to a US-backed campaign to “stabilise” northeastern Syria, once a bastion of the radical Islamic State group.
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Some Islamic State Foreign Fighters Have Left Raqa Under Deal: Local Official
AIN ISSA (SYRIA) – Some foreign Islamic State group fighters have left the one-time jihadist bastion of Raqa in Syria under a deal as the city’s capture nears, a local official said Sunday.
Rosaries and Rifles: Syria Christians Fighting Back Against Islamic State in Raqa
An ivory-coloured rosary swings from the rearview mirror of Abboud Seryan’s pickup truck as he speeds through Syria’s Raqa, inspecting the positions of fellow Christian fighters taking on the Islamic State group.
Misdirected Coalition Strike Kills 18 Partner Forces in Syria
A coalition air strike accidentally killed 18 members of a US-backed Arab-Kurdish alliance fighting the Islamic State group near a key town in northern Syria, the US-led coalition said Thursday.
Islamic State Terrorists ‘Shave Beards’, Prepare to Flee as Pressure Builds on Mosul
Islamic State group fighters were shaving their beards and changing hideouts in Mosul, residents said, as Iraqi forces moved ever closer to the city Wednesday and civilians fled in growing numbers.
Syrian Rebels And Regime Race To Retake Land From Islamic State
BEIRUT (AFP) – The Islamic State group is under growing pressure on several fronts in Syria as rival forces battle to wrest territory from the jihadists, who are excluded from a six-week-old ceasefire. The scramble by the regime, anti-government rebels and
