Syria

US-led coalition forces said they captured a senior leader of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in an overnight raid in northern Syria. The man was “an experienced bomb maker and operational facilitator”, a coalition statement said. Officials told US media that he was named Hani Ahmed al-Kurdi. A monitoring…

A satellite image shows a view of a ship loading grain, in Sevastopol, Crimea June 12, 2022. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comWASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - Russian-flagged ships have been carrying grain harvested in Ukraine last season and transported it to Syria, U.S.…

The building where US coalition forces conducted an overnight airborne operation to capture an Islamic State group bombmaker, in the village of Hmeirah in the north of Syria's Aleppo province on June 16, 2022. Photo: AFP BEIRUT: US coalition forces said they captured a senior bomb maker of  Daesh in an…

BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S.-led coalition forces captured a senior leader of the extremist Islamic State group in a military operation in northern Syria on Thursday, the coalition said. A statement from the coalition said the captured IS leader was an experienced bomb maker and operational facilitator, describing him as one…

U.S.-led forces detained a senior Islamic State leader in Syria on Thursday, according to the coalition. “Coalition forces detained a senior Daesh leader during an operation in Syria June 16,” Operation Inherent Resolve said in a statement. “The detained individual was assessed to be an experienced bomb maker and facilitator…

A view shows damage at Damascus International Airport, Syria, in this handout released by SANA on June 12, 2022. SANA/Handout via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comJune 15 (Reuters) - Russia expressed "serious concern" on Wednesday to Israel's ambassador about air strikes that shut down Syria's Damascus…

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a joint news conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow, Russia February 18, 2022. Sputnik/Sergey Guneev/Kremlin via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comJune 15 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday a possible Turkish military operation…

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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria has suspended all flights to and from Damascus International Airport after an Israeli airstrike on Friday hit an area close to the facility, a pro-government newspaper reported. DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria has suspended all flights to and from Damascus International Airport after an Israeli…

OTTAWA — Ukraine's agriculture minister has told Ottawa that Russia is raiding its grain stores and selling Ukrainian wheat covertly on the international market. OTTAWA — Ukraine's agriculture minister has told Ottawa that Russia is raiding its grain stores and selling Ukrainian wheat covertly on the international market.  Mykola Solskyi…