Western-aligned Syria-based milita reminds world of Islamic State threat

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reminded the world of the ongoing threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) group and its remnants worldwide on Sunday after the group claimed responsibility for the terror attack on Friday that left hundreds dead or injured at a Moscow concert hall.   For more stories from The … Read more

US-backed Kurdish forces says six fighters killed in drone strike

US-backed Kurdish-led forces said on Monday that six of their fighters had been killed in an explosive drone attack by Iran-backed armed groups that came from areas of Syria’s Deir al Zor under the control of the Syrian government. Farhad Shami, a spokesperson for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said in a post … Read more

Iran-backed attacks on US forces in Syria and Iraq continue

Iranian-backed proxies continued to attack US forces in Iraq and Syria this week, including overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, according to media reports. Iran’s Tasnim News Agency boasted of one such attack on Thursday. It said there had been “explosions” at the US outpost near Conico in eastern Syria. This area is near the … Read more