International Coalition

Syrian army shelled Hama & explosions hit Damascus

Damascus - Noura Khowam

Warplanes believed to be belong to the International Coalition bombed areas in the village of Shamsani in the countryside of al-Shaddadi city, in the southern countryside of Al-Hasakah city, and the Syrian Observatory published on Tuesday the 8th of August 2017 that warplanes, believed to be affiliated with the International Coalition, shelled areas near Markadah, located in the southern countrysideRead more

Syrian army and Hezbollah’s units advance to ISIS headquarters

Damascus - Noura Khowam

Fighter jets thought to be related to the International Coalition bombarded a large number of areas in Syrian city of Deir Al Zour, as the bombardment led to the killing of a large number of persons. The International Coalition’s fighter jets also bombarded areas in Deir Al Zour’s eastern countryside, leading to increasing material damages with no information about humanitarianRead more

Mousl’s Local Council describes operation as destructive

Baghdad - Najla Al Taee

Armored vehicles arrived in Mousl front to resume the fight against ISIS extremist group after days of suspension in the framework of the bombardment of a housing building leading to the killing of dozens of civilians. Meanwhile, Mousl’s Local Council described the military operations conducted in the city as destroying operations, warning that the destruction extended to 80 percent ofRead more

France: Final Raqqa push in days

Beirut/Geneva - Arab Today

The international coalition battling the Daesh group will begin a final push on the terrorists’ Syrian stronghold Raqqa in the coming days, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Friday. But on the ground, the US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance spearheading the fight for the militant group’s de facto Syrian capital expressed caution about how soon the battle for Raqqa would begin.Read more

Russia spurns French claim Raqqa ‘surrounded’

Moscow - Arab Today

Russia’s Army on Saturday dismissed a French claim that Raqqa, Daesh’s stronghold in Syria, was surrounded by troops who were poised to storm it, saying it had “no relation to reality.” Russia’s curt dismissal came a day after French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said the terror group’s de facto capital was “surrounded” and that the battle to prise itRead more

Organization reveals the killing of thousand citizens in Mousl

Baghdad - Najlaa Al Taee

Iraqi air forces launched raids against the strongholds of ISIS extremist group in the framework of the current operations to liberate the Iraqi city from the extremists, saying that they managed to kill three leaders of the extremist group. The Popular Mobilization Forces revealed that Telaffar is considered one of the major strongholds of the extremist group, saying that theRead more

Iraqi MP accuses International Coalition of committing massacre

Baghdad - Najla Al Taee

International Coalition’s fighter jets launched airstrikes against the strongholds of ISIS extremist group in different places of Iraq, saying that they launched nine raids on the districts of Qaem, Keesek, Mousl and Telaffar. It added that they also launched eight airstrikes against the extremist group near Syria’s Raqqa. On his hand, Iraqi parliamentarian of Nineveh Abdel Rahman Al Lewizi accused theRead more

US to set up zones for refugees in fight against ISIS

Washington – Arab Today

The United States will increase pressure on ISIS and al-Qaeda and work to set up “interim zones of stability” to help refugees return home in the next phase of the battle to defeat the groups, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday. Addressing top officials from an international coalition of 68 nations battling ISIS in Iraq and Syria,Read more

33 Syrians killed in Air raid on Raqqa’s school

Damascus - Arab Today

About 33 persons have been killed during an air raid thought to be launched by the International Coalition led by the U.S against a school used as a shelter for the displaced persons near Raqqa’s town of Mansoura controlled by the extremist ISIS group. According to activists, the air raid has been conducted on early Wednesday. Director of Syrian ObservatoryRead more