American and Kurdish-led forces once beat back the Islamic State in Syria. Now they are fighting together again.
Tag: Syria
Boys Held as Hostages by ISIS Worry Rights Activists
About 700 boys have been held for years in a prison in Syria because their parents joined the Islamic State.
As ISIS Resurges, US is Drawn Back Into the Fray
“ISIS is not over”: Attacks in Syria and Iraq make clear that the militants have lost neither their will to fight nor their ability to do so.
US Troops Join Kurdish-Led Forces in Assault on Prison Held by ISIS
The Islamic State seized a prison in Syria to try to free thousands of fellow jihadists and is using hundreds of imprisoned boys as human shields.
As U.S. Strikes Syria Prison Held by ISIS, Young Detainees Are Caught in Crossfire
Almost 700 child detainees are being held in the prison still under siege four days after ISIS launched an attack to free detainees
‘Now There Is No One’: The Lament of One of the Last Christians in a Syrian City
Michel Butros al-Jisri is among the few Christians left from a once-vibrant community in Idlib on the brink of disappearing. The city, in the only territory in Syria still controlled by rebels, is ruled by Islamists.
Viral Photograph of Munzir El Nezzel Helps Bring Syrian Refugee Family to Italy
A Syrian family portrayed in an award-winning photo has come to Italy for treatment and better lives.
ISIS Fighters Attack Syria Prison to Free Fellow Jihadists
The attack on a prison in northeastern Syria and a separate attack in Iraq were reminders of the Islamic State’s persistent threat and the unfinished business of the war against it.
The U.S. Bombed a Dam in Syria That Was on a ‘No-Strike’ List
A military report warned that striking the giant structure could cause tens of thousands of deaths.
Syrian Doctor Accused of Atrocities Goes on Trial in Germany
The charges against Alaa Mousa include torturing opponents of the Assad regime in military hospitals in Syria, and murdering at least one by lethal injection.