"Our military policy in Syria has not changed. Our priority remains the defeat of ISIS (IS). ISIS represents a clear and present danger, an immediate threat to Europe and ultimately, a threat to the U.S. homeland," Mattis said at his first Pentagon news conference as defense chief. The ...
ISIS, which stands for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, rapidly captured large territories in Iraq and Syria and declared a caliphate in 2014. The group controlled more than 34,000 square miles of territory from the Mediterranean coast to south of Baghdad. The campaign to eradicate the Is...
DAMASCUS, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Six Syrian soldiers were killed on Thursday when a roadside bomb planted by the Islamic State (IS) targeted their bus in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported. One officer was among the soldiers, who were killed when a roadside bomb ripped through their passe...
France, Denmark, Britain and Australia all said that they will continue to work with international partners to counter terrorism such as the ISIS while the Australian PM Morrison said in a statement that their efforts include stemming the terrorists financing as well as their recruitment and propagan...
In his second State of the Union (SOTU) address made on Tuesday night, Trump defended and touted his withdrawal decision, saying "great nations do not fight endless wars." "When I took office, ISIS controlled more than 20,000 square miles in Iraq and Syria -- just two years ago. Today...
DAMASCUS, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic State (IS) has kidnapped as many as 130 families in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour, a war monitor reported late on Friday. The IS militants kidnapped the families from a displacement shelter in the eastern countryside of Deir al-Zour,...
The SDF and the IS militants are engaged in intense battles in a bid by the SDF to eliminate the IS militants in the eastern Euphrates River region in eastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Britain-based observatory said the IS militants are now besieged in...
"Until now our troops are still assaulting the defensive positions of the Maute-ISIS, and despite the fact that we have set today as a target day for finishing the arm conflict, our troops are still pushing hard, fighting hard to meet this target," Brawner said. ...
Trump also repeated his note in Tuesday's State of the Union (SOTU) address that "the United States military, our coalition partners and the Syrian Democratic Forces have liberated virtually all of the territory previously held by ISIS in Syria and Iraq." ...