A suspected Islamic State group attack on pro-government force in east Syria kills at least 13

BEIRUT (AP) — Suspected members of the Islamic State ... and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in eastern Syria. In 2014, IS declared a caliphate in large parts of Syria and Iraq, where they ... Read More

Syrian Kurdish officials hand over 50 women and children linked to Islamic State group to Tajikistan

Kurdish-led authorities in northeastern Syria have handed over 50 women and children, family members of militants from the Islamic State group, to a delegation from Tajikistan that is repatriating ... Read More

20 Syrian pro-government forces killed in IS attacks: Monitor

Islamic State group fighters on Thursday killed 20 Syrian soldiers and affiliated pro-government forces in two attacks on Damascus-controlled areas of the war-torn country, a war monitor said. Read More

Attack blamed on IS militants kills 22 pro-government fighters in central Syria

BEIRUT — An attack on pro-government fighters by suspected members of the Islamic State ... against both Syrian government forces and against members of the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian ... Read More

Syria: Kurdish forces accused of torture and 'mass death' in prisons

Hundreds of detainees have died as a consequence of torture and inhumane treatment in Kurdish-run prisons in northeast Syria for people suspected of links to the Islamic State group (IS ... Read More

Human rights group alleges widespread abuse in Syrian detention centers holding suspected ISIS members

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. The SDF and its allies, including U.S.-led coalition forces, defeated the Islamic State group in Syria in 2019, ending its self-proclaimed Islamic "caliphate ... Read More

Human rights group alleges widespread torture, abuse of detainees accused of IS affiliation in Syria

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. The SDF and its allies, including U.S.-led coalition forces, defeated the Islamic State group in Syria in 2019, ending its self-proclaimed Islamic ... Read More

Worrying signs exist that IS growing stronger in Syria

Slowly but surely, the Islamic State terror group seems to be regaining its footing in Syria, launching new and brazen attacks against forces loyal to Syrian ... Read More

At least 20 killed in Syria clashes: Rights monitor

with some incidents claimed by the Islamic State. The region has been marred by violence, with over half a million people losing their lives in the Syrian civil war since its onset in 2011 ... Read More