Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has taken back a key supply town at the Syria-Turkey border after losing the town last week to a rebel alliance that includes Al Qaida’s Syria affiliate. ISIL jihadists on April 11 recaptured Al-Rai from rebel forces who are allied with Al Qaida affiliate Nusra […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Syrian regime forces made a gruesome discovery after driving Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) from Palmyra. The soldiers uncovered a mass grave containing the remains of 42 people slaughtered by the terror group’s jihadists. The Syrian army “uncovered a mass grave of officers, soldiers, members of the popular committees (pro-regime […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Syrian forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, claimed a major victory on March 27 as they drove Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) from the historic ancient city of Palmyra. “After heavy fighting during the night, the army is in full control of Palmyra – both the ancient site and the residential […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Using loudspeakers, Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) jihadists on March 24 called on the 15,000 civilians who remain in Palmyra to flee as Syrian forces advance on the ancient city. “The vast majority had already fled – only those too poor to flee stayed behind,” said Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Syrian forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, took key high ground on the outskirts of Palmyra and positioned themselves for an advance on Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) forces in the historic ancient city. “God willing, within few hours we will enter and secure the town,” one officer told the Syrian […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Israeli rockets struck Syrian army outposts near Damascus on Feb. 17, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. According to the Observatory and a report by Reuters, the outposts south of Damascus were hit by three Israeli rockets. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said recently that Israel “is active from time […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) massacred 300 Sunni civilians and took 400 more hostage in a Jan. 16 attack on the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor. “After their attack on Deir Ezzor, ISIL abducted at least 400 civilians from the residents of the Al-Baghaliyeh suburb it captured and adjacent […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Syria’s army has captured a village from Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) near a key highway linking the cities of Damascus and Homs. Assad regime forces seized the village of al-Hadath in western Syria, according to reports on Nov. 17 by state media and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Russian warplanes have attacked Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) positions near the ancient Syrian city of Plamyra. “Su-25 jets hit a fortified ISIL position in the Tadmur area of Homs province,” Russia’s defense ministry said, using the Arabic name for Palmyra, according to the AFP news agency. “As a result of a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Syrian regime forces have been put “back on the defensive” after Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) blitzed a key town near Aleppo on Oct. 27. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that ISIL jihadists were on the outskirts of Safireh, a major stronghold for President Bashar Assad’s regime in […]