Syria's War News

Syria's War03 Mar 2019 16:29 GMT

US-backed forces slowly advance in Baghouz village with artillery fire and air raids as ISIL attempts to retaliate.

Syria's War03 Mar 2019 13:14 GMT

Capturing Baghouz, an eastern Syrian village, would cap four years of efforts to roll back the ISIL group.

ISIS/ISIL03 Mar 2019 10:39 GMT

Former ISIL fighter and prisoner Yago Riedijk tells BBC his wife Shamima should live with him in the Netherlands.

Syria's War02 Mar 2019 06:44 GMT

Investigators have documented systematic use of the banned nerve agent sarin and chlorine in Syria's civil war.

Syria's War01 Mar 2019 18:47 GMT

The SDF says an operation is under way to 'clear the last remaining pocket' of ISIL along the Euphrates River.

Podcast01 Mar 2019 16:18 GMT

Thousands of women and children lived under ISIL by force, by choice, or by birth. Now, many of them want to go home.

Syria's War28 Feb 2019 20:17 GMT

Syrian Kurdish-led forces will announce "a complete victory" over ISIL within a week, says SDF's commander-in-chief.

Syria's War27 Feb 2019 09:44 GMT

Russia and Syria call on the US to quit the war-torn country and to allow for the evacuation of refugees in Rukban.

Syria's War25 Feb 2019 19:34 GMT

President Bashar al-Assad meets Iran's Khamenei and Rouhani on first trip to country since start of Syrian civil war.

Arab League25 Feb 2019 06:06 GMT

The meeting of leaders from the EU and the Arab League in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh will likely be fruitless, experts say.

Syria's War24 Feb 2019 14:59 GMT

Mine hit vehicle packed with agricultural workers heading out to pick desert truffles, according to police.

Syria's War23 Feb 2019 18:46 GMT

US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces vow to keep 'corridor' to final ISIL holdout open for fleeing civilians.