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Idlib Battle Kicks Off as Turkish Forces, Al-Nusra Clash

Damascus - Noura Khowam

Turkish forces entered Idlib in northern Syrian Sunday following clashes with militants from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), triggering the first signs of a battle announced two days ago by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to re-impose security in the province. The two sides exchanged fire on Syrian grounds as Ankara deployed its forces at the border before an expected militaryRead more

Turkey clashes with jihadists on Syria border: Observatory

Syria - Muslimchronicle

Turkish forces exchanged fire with Tahrir Al-Sham, a Syrian jihadist alliance, near Kafr Lusin on the border between Turkey and Syria’s Idlib province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday. The Observatory is a Britain-based war monitor. On Saturday Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Syrian rebels backed by Turkish forces would launch an operation in that area, whichRead more

Turkish Forces advance in al-Bab, SDF advance in Raqqa

Damascus - Nour Khowam

The violence clashes continue in Eastern Raqqa, between ISIS and Syrian Democratic Forces(SDF), in which SDF managed to control three villages and farms in the city, raising the number of their recently controlled villages and farms to 18, since the start of the clashes in this axis. SDF announced the first phase of the process of the wrath of theRead more

Turkish forces kill 11 in shelling of Daesh-held al-Bab

Damascus - Arab Today

At least 11 civilians were killed by shelling from Turkish forces against Syria's northern city of al-Bab, reported the state news agency SANA on Tuesday. Women and children were among the victims of the Turkish shelling, which also caused property losses, according to SANA. For months, Turkish forces have been engaged in intense battles with the Islamic State (IS) groupRead more

SDF achieve advancement in Al-Raqqah

Damascus - Nour Khowam

Syrian government forces intensive its shelling on the outskirts of the capital, Damascus. the regime forces launched more than 10 missiles believed to be ground-to-ground and several shells on in Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, leaving at least16 killed, including 2 citizen women, and many injured. Meanwhile, the number of persons who were killed in this shelling which caused aRead more

Turkey Army Kills 26 ISIS Militants in Northern Syria

Ankara - Arab Today

At least 26 ISIS terrorists were killed, in northern Syria over the 24 hours to Tuesday morning, Turkeys military said. Operation Euphrates Shield, in which Turkish forces are backing Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters, is currently focused on taking the town of Al-Bab, 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of the Turkish border, Anadolu reported. A statement from theRead more

Syrian airstrikes on Homs amid clashes in Bab city

Damascus - Nour Khowam

Syrian warplanes carried out raids on the eastern countryside of Homs, leaving a number of wounded and martyrs, while government forces shelled areas in the town of Zafarana in Homs, without information on the injuries. Clashes continued between government forces and ISIS militants in the vicinity of oil fields in Palmyra, amid bombardment by government forces on battle zones. Meanwhile, dozensRead more

IS 'besieged' in last bastion in Syria's Aleppo province

Beirut - Arab Today

The Islamic State group is "completely besieged" in its last major stronghold in Syria's Aleppo province, a monitor said, as pro-regime forces pressure the jihadists on several fronts. IS fighters were cut off in Al-Bab after forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's government severed a road into the northern town, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. "Al-Bab is nowRead more

US-backed Syrian forces launch third phase to defeat ISIS

Raqa - Noor Khoam

ISIS militants launched an opposite attack using a car bomb, on Baza'ah town, east al-Bab city, followed by an attack from the organization fighters, where they managed to regain control of Baza'ah, after a few hours of the control of the Turkish forces "The shield of the Euphrates" on the town. US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters announced on Saturday aRead more

60 lives lost as truck blast hits opposition-held

Beirut - Arab Today

A fuel truck exploded in the busy center of an opposition-held town near Syria’s border with Turkey on Saturday, killing dozens of people and wounding dozens more, several sources said. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency cited a doctor in Azaz as saying at least 60 people had been killed and more than 50 wounded. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights,Read more