Arab Fighters

’Toughest fighting yet’ to oust Daesh from Syria’s Raqqa

Syria - Muslimchronicle

The US-backed force fighting to oust the Daesh group from its former Syrian stronghold Raqqa said Monday it was waging its “toughest battles yet,” as the city’s capture neared. The Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, broke into Raqqa in June and are now poised to seize the last 10 percent of the city, dealing theRead more

Trapped in Syria's Raqa, civilians become human shields

Hawi al-Hawa - Muslimchronicle

As fighters from the Islamic State group retreat into a shrinking part of Syria's Raqa, they are dragging along terrified civilians for cover against a ferocious US-backed onslaught. Locals who managed to flee describe being herded into apartments in buildings used by jihadists as makeshift military bases, and serving as human shields for fighters as they collect water. Civilians sayRead more

Dozens of militants killed during operations to liberate Mousl

Mousl - Najla Al Taee

A number of ISIS militants rebelled against the group's leaders inside one of the major camps in Mousl due to the recent orders to withdraw the foreign and Arab fighters from the front lines of confrontation against the Iraqi troops during their current operations to liberate the right bank of the city. Meanwhile, the Iraqi forces resumed their advance inRead more

US-backed forces advance in rebel stronghold in Syria

Beirut - Arab Today

Advancing Kurdish and Arab fighters backed by US-led air strikes now control 40 percent of the Daesh stronghold of Manbij in northern Syria, a monitor said Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) had pushed deeper into the town near the border with Turkey, with air cover from the US-led coalition against the militants.Read more

US-backed forces advance

Beirut - Arab Today

Advancing Kurdish and Arab fighters backed by US-led air strikes now control 40 percent of the Islamic State stronghold of Manbij in northern Syria, a monitor said Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) had pushed deeper into the town near the border with Turkey, with air cover from the US-led coalition against theRead more

US-backed Syria alliance pushes

Beirut - Arab Today

US-backed Syrian fighters pushed further into the Islamic State group stronghold of Manbij on Saturday, seizing a key road junction and grain silos overlooking the city, a monitoring group said. The city lies close to the border with Turkey and is a key staging post on the jihadists' supply line to areas under its control in eastern Syria and neighbouringRead more