US-backed Kurds strike deal with Syrian gov't to clear ISIS camps
Syria’s new government will relocate ISIS families from camps, with Kurdish and US support.
Syria’s new government will relocate ISIS families from camps, with Kurdish and US support.
A decade after ISIS’s genocidal campaign, the Yazidi community remains deeply scarred, struggling with displacement, mental health issues, and ongoing sectarian conflict.
This represents a shift from recent assessments, which suggested that international pressure was restraining Iran from launching a direct attack against Israel.
Allegedly taking shelter in the rural town, IS fighters emerged from hiding and attacked law enforcement, leading to the deadly clash, according to police.
The woman disclosed that she endured rape and forced marriage to IS fighters before being transported to al-Hol in 2019.
The US also seeks to deter Iran. Iran has backed proxies in Iraq and Syria to attack US forces.
Abu Zaila, 20, was indicted on Friday after being arrested in July on suspicion of being involved with ISIS.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said IS militants attacked Syrian army checkpoints around the village of Maadan.
Turkey claimed to have killed an ISIS leader that it said it was hunting for for a while.
The US appears to be increasing the tempo of operations against ISIS in Syria with its partners on the ground.
The US' fight against ISIS in Syria is made complex by Iran, Turkey and Russia among other forces.