US jet shoots down Turkish drone in Syria: PentagonPentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said Turkish drones had been seen carrying out airstrikes in Hasakah, Syria, on Thursday mor...
06 Oct, 2023, 06.43 AM IST
Drone strikes at Syrian military ceremony kill 67 people and wound 180, health official saysIn an earlier statement, Syria's military said that drones laden with explosives targeted the ceremony packed with young officers and their...
05 Oct, 2023, 11.33 PM IST
Finland's top diplomat hints at joining NATO without SwedenHis comment came a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden not to expect support for its bid for NATO membership fol...
24 Jan, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
U.S. forces detain 6 Islamic State group militants in SyriaIn their statement, U.S. Central Command said the raids were conducted over the preceeding 48 hours, and identified one of the detained mil...
20 Dec, 2022, 07.45 PM IST
Operation Claw-Sword: Turkey strikes Kurdish bases, read details insideTurkey has begun air strikes on Kurdish bases in Syria and Iraq a week after accusing Kurdish militants of an Istanbul explosion.
20 Nov, 2022, 06.55 PM IST
Turkey launches new cross-border ground and air offensive against Kurdish militants in Northern IraqOn Monday, Turkey’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, in his address to the nation via a video posted on the military’s website, announced that...
18 Apr, 2022, 10.08 PM IST
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria: Defence MinistryAll the planes taking part in the operation, which it said targeted the areas of Derik, Sincar and Karacak, subsequently returned to their ...
02 Feb, 2022, 10.08 AM IST
A fragile partnership in Iraq tries to prevent IS revivalThe scene earlier this month in the small northern Iraqi farming village of Lheiban was a rare instance of coordination between the federal...
17 Dec, 2021, 11.44 AM IST
Russian military intervenes to halt clashes in Syrian cityRear Adm. Alexander Karpov, the head of the Russian military's Reconciliation Center in Syria, on Tuesday said military police backed by he...
28 Apr, 2021, 05.11 PM IST
IS extremists step up as Iraq, Syria, grapple with virusThe assaults are the latest in a resurgence of attacks by the Islamic State group in northern Iraq. The first was a brazen suicide mission ...
03 May, 2020, 01.16 PM IST
ISIS losing fighters to rival groups after pay cuts: ReportThe salary and benefit cuts have caused "for-profit militants" in Syria to increasingly "look for better deals" with other armed factions, ...
08 Feb, 2016, 03.37 PM IST
Scuffles break out as police hold back Turkish mournersScuffles broke out in the Turkish capital as police used tear gas to prevent pro-Kurdish politicians and other mourners from laying carnati...
11 Oct, 2015, 03.34 PM IST
US-backed Kurdish fighters have been effective against ISIS but could cause ethnic tensionsWith the backing of US airstrikes, the Kurdish YPG militia has made significant gains against ISIS and has seized more than 10 villages.
08 Jul, 2015, 01.30 PM IST
ISIS is facing one of its most serious setbacks yetISIS is experiencing losses around its "capital" of Raqqa, representing both an operational and symbolic setback for the group.
25 Jun, 2015, 12.43 PM IST
Conflict between groups fighting the Islamic State terror group in IraqIt seems that Kurds, an ethnic group, have been seizing on the opportunity to take over territory that they expel ISIS from.
10 Jun, 2015, 03.05 PM IST
Ex-politician held in Australia after returning from IS war zoneThe Kurds have been involved in a bitter battle with Islamic State since the jihadist group invaded their territory last year.
05 Apr, 2015, 02.48 PM IST
Germany rules out air strikes, ground troops against Islamic StateGermany has ruled out participation in air strikes or any other ground offensive against the Islamic State militants in Iraq.
22 Sep, 2014, 01.57 PM IST