Syria
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Nov- 2018 -12 NovemberMiddle East
SDF resumes offensive operations against ISIS in eastern Syria
The Syrian Democratic Forces said that it was resuming its offensive against Islamic State in eastern Syria
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8 NovemberMiddle East
Syrian army rescues 19 Druze women and children from ISIS, state media says
Syrian state media said the army has freed all remaining Druze women and children abducted by ISIS from the southern province of Sweida
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4 NovemberMiddle East
US forces conduct second patrol in northeast Syria near Turkey border
US forces patrolled in northeastern Syria near the Turkey border for the second time in three days after days of cross-border firing from Turkey on positions held by Syria Kurds
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2 NovemberMiddle East
US patrols SDF-held areas targeted by Turkey in northern Syria
The U.S. military conducted patrols in areas of northern Syria controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces but targeted by Turkish cross-border firing
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2 NovemberMiddle East
Iraq military reinforces Syria border against ISIS
Iraqi troops reinforced their positions along the frontier with neighboring war-torn Syria, fearing a spillover from clashes between ISIS and US-backed forces.
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1 NovemberMiddle East
Joint US-Turkey patrols begin near Manbij, Syria
US and Turkish forces began joint patrols around the northern Syrian city of Manbij as part of a "roadmap" reached earlier this year that saw the YPG withdraw
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Oct- 2018 -31 OctoberMiddle East
SDF suspends anti-ISIS operation after Turkish attacks on northern Syria
The SDF said it temporarily halted its fight against ISIS due to a series of Turkish military attacks along the border with northern Syria that began on Sunday night
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30 OctoberMiddle East
Turkey military fires on Tal Abyad in northern Syria, killing at least one HXP member
At least one HXP conscript was killed and another injured after Turkey's armed forces fired into northern Syria near Tal Abyad
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30 OctoberMiddle East
Turkey finalizes plans to ‘destroy’ YPG in northern Syria, Erdogan says
Turkey has completed preparations for an operation in northern Syria to "destroy" the US-backed YPG that Ankara considers to be a terrorist group, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said
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28 OctoberMiddle East
Turkey shells ‘YPG positions’ in northern Syria, killing one HXP member
Turkey's armed forces fired artillery shells into northern Syria, with state media saying the shelling targeted positions held by the YPG
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