Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Syrian Air Force has conducted one of the most punishing air strikes on Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. The Syrian Air Force attacked ISIL facilities in the northern city of Raqqa. The Syrian opposition said fighter-jets and helicopters conducted repeated sorties and killed dozens of ISIL fighters. Opposition […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — For the first time, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has launched a campaign against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. On July 24, hundreds of ISIL fighters attacked Syrian Army positions in the northern provinces of Hasakeh and Raqqa. “Islamic State wants to clean the [Hasakeh] province […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — For the first time, Syria has attacked the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Opposition sources said the Syrian Air Force launched air strikes on ISIL positions in northern Syria near the border with Iraq. They cited air strikes on ISIL headquarters in Raqqa and Hasaka, areas under Al […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Sunni Muslims have launched protests against an Al Qaida militia that controls much of northern Syria. Opposition sources have released videos of Sunni protests against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in September. The protests focused on ISIL attacks on rival Sunni militias as well as churches near […]