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The article reports on detention of Islamic state (IS) fighters by American backed Kurdish militias in northern Syria that led to raise security risk of U.S. military officials. Topics discussed include partnership of the U.S. with Syrian Kurds in detention of IS fighters; the U.S. help in temping down the tensions in Syria between Kurdish militias and Turkey; and the U.S. Special Operations troops advise to Syrian Democratic Forces to catalogue biometrics of the detainees.

The article discusses U.S. air strike on Syrian air base commanded by president Donald Trump to avenge chemical weapons attack by Syrian military. Topics include question on Trump's motives, status of war afflicted Syria since 2011, challenges faced by humanitarian aid providers and military action by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.

The article offers information on the violence activities held by terrorist organization, Islamic State (ISIS) in villages Marashidah and Baghuz Fawqani in Syria which now remained some part of ISIS controlled territories.

The article reports that terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS) has retained its last vestige in eastern Syria after the Kurdish-led militia Syrian Democratic Forces suspended its operations.

The article focuses on the terrorist organization the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, and how a chemical strike they carried out on the town of Marea, Syria, on August 21, 2015, impacted the family of Abu Anas Ishara. Topics include Abu Anas role as a Syrian rebel fighter and a former police officer, the frequency in which ISIS attacks Marea, and their capacity to carry out more chemical attacks.

The article focuses on the Syrian rebel group known as Ahrar al-Sham, or the Free Men of Syria. The author explains that Ahrar al-Sham has vowed to fight the terrorist organization the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, discusses their views on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and explores their relationship with the militant Islam terrorist organization Qaeda. INSET: Water Is Called Casualty of War.

The article focuses on the abduction of a Syrian Army defector and his deputy by the terrorist group Nusra Front, an affiliate of the terrorist organization Al Qaeda, and how it has impacted a U.S. program to train Syrian rebels to fight the terrorist organization the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. Topics include the difficulty in finding insurgents without the help of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the U.S. relationship with Turkey in fighting ISIS.

The article reports on the attack of insurgents on the army base of northern Syria in December 2014.

The article focuses on the mass killing of innocent civilians by the retreating Islamic State fighters from Syria, and talks of reports by Syrian Observatory for Human Rights over the havoc due to multi sided war in Syria and Iraq, and destruction of historic Christian monasteries.

The article reports on chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held of Khan Sheikhoun town of Syria, Human Rights Watch report on the attacks and comments from Kenneth Roth of Human Rights Watch, on same.

The article reports that Syrian rebels are designing rechargeable batteries for shoulder-fired antiaircraft missiles which could bring potential risks to civilian aircraft. It mentions that the batteries designed by Abu al-Baraa are being matched to the SA-7b missile system. Abu al-Baraa states that the batteries last longer when activated and can be recharged by connecting it to an electrical outlet.

The article reports on the Supreme Military Council, the central body of top insurgent commanders who would coordinate military campaigns, direct foreign support and serve as a unifying force for their diverse movement in Syria. It states that Islamist groups have seized the council's weapons storerooms, members have stolen or sold its supplies and its armed commander has joined Al Qaeda. It mentions that the council's dysfunction follows after its members decided to oust General Salim Idris.

The article reports that pro-government forces in Syria are tightening a new siege around the city of Aleppo amid bombing attacks.

The article focuses on a report by the Syrian Center for Policy Research on death toll in Syrian War include decrease in life expectancy, war's economic cost being wiping off the nation's wealth, and intense airstrikes by Russians in Syria.

The article reports that Syrian refugees had piled up near the border of Turkey due to the Russian airstrikes and humanitarian crisis or inhuman actions against Syrian civilians as reported by the United Nations (UN).

The article reports on the American-led airstrike in the northern Syrian village of Atmeh in August 2015 that killed eight civilians.

The article reports on the affiliate of terrorist group Al Qaeda in Yemen who has allied with armed tribes to fight against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and Qaeda's affiliate in Syria who are members of a rebel coalition against President Bashar al-Assad.

The article reports on the attack of the Sunni jihadist extremist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant into a Kurdish village in Syria on October 1, 2014 while twin cars were bombed in Homs that left 45 people dead, including 41 children.

The article reports that Syrian Kurdish refugees are flooding the border with Turkey as the extremist Sunni militant group Islamic State has stepped up attacks on Kurds and Syrian towns like Kobani.

The article reports that Syrian Kurds seek refuge at the open borders of Turkey.

The article reports that three vehicles trying to enter from Syria have been destroyed by Jordanian warplanes on April 16, 2014.

The article reports on the increase of tension between rebel groups the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Northern Storm over the control of the Syrian town Azaz in October 2013.

The article reports that an Al Qaeda-linked extremist group has seized the town of Azaz in Syria from the control of rebel fighters on September 18, 2013.

The article discusses the travails of the Syrian Kurdish family the Kurdi family and their efforts to escape Syria, which garnered global attention following a photograph of the body of 2-year-old refugee Alan Kurdi washed up on a Turkish beach that was transmitted around the world in September 2015. It discusses the oppression of Kurds in Syria, Alan Kurdi's father, Abdullah Kurdi, and the impact of the the demonstrations known as the Arab Spring in Syria that began in 2011. It also discusses the civil war in Syria.

The article reports that Kurds in Syria asked Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on December 28, 2018 to protect them from possible attack by Turkey. The request could help pave the way for the forces of al-Assad to start retaking the Kurdish-held part of the country near Turkey's border. U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that he was withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria. Kurdish People's Protection Units said Syria should send troops to the city of Manbij near the Turkish border.

The article reports on the attack of American-backed coalition to oust militants and reclaim the Syrian city of Hajin, the last vestige of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria's (ISIS) caliphate that straddled Syria and Iraq. It reveals the Islamic State's lost of the territories it seized in Syria and considers its defeat after a counter-insurgency operation. Observation and analysis of the shifting attack strategy of the ISIS, with lesser suicide attacks, ambushes and executions, is presented.

The article informs that various accounts shared in local social media in Iraq and Syria that Papa Noel, as Christians in Iraq and Syria call Santa Claus, being arrested by the Iraqi police, drafted into the Syrian army, during the weekend before Christmas 2018, however the police has declined.

The article reports on the acceleration of war in Syria ahead of the start of a cease-fire, announced by the U.S. and Russia, on September 12, 2016. Regional players in the war are making some moves such as Turkey's installation of electric wires across the Syrian border to power villages it helped seized, and the airstrikes conducted by Russia to help government forces encircle rebels in Aleppo. U.S. President Barack Obama also emphasized his intent not to shift his Syrian policy.

The article reports that Syrian government's assault on two rebel-held territories in Dara'a, Syria has led to leaving their homes by people, violating a U.S.-backed cease-fire and threatens to entangle Israel and Jordan in the conflict.

The article reports that the U.S.-led campaign to fight the last pockets of Islamic State militants in Syria has lost Kurdish fighters, its most effective battleground partner in what American military officials fear will stall a critical phase of the operation due to a Turkish attack.

The article discusses concerns regarding the ease with which individuals who wish to join the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist organization can pass into Syria through the Turkish border. Topics addressed include Turkey's efforts to increase border security amidst pressure from its Western allies, as well as Western countries' concerns that Turkey has not done enough.

The article looks at an international peace agreement signed by military groups for ending the war in Syria's de-escalation zones, the agreement's role in protecting the lives of the Syrians by being victims of the war, and the Syria's schemes of eliminating terrorism from the state.

The article focuses on the chemical attacks in Syria by the administration of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria on April 6, 2017 which was responded by U.S. cruise missile strikes at a Syrian air base.

The article discusses the situation developed when Syrian Army attacked anti-government residents and the rebel-held section of Aleppo. It states some residents narrated they were held by rebels and some others were afraid that they will be detained if they run towards government territory and insurgents infighting among themselves aided their downfall and they did not have any idea as to how to surrender.

The article reports that armed forces of Syria have gained control of almost half of the rebel-held Syrian city Aleppo as of December 4, 2016 and has led to death of several residents under continuous government airstrikes; and mentions that the Russian troops are delivering aid to trapped people.

The article discusses a conflict between the Kurdish diaspora and the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) extremist organization in the Syrian town of Kobani. Topics addressed include the psychological and publicity importance of the conflict in Kobani, as well as Turkey's and the United States' roles in the conflict in Kobani.

The article reports on the impact of the airstrikes initiated by U.S. military in Raqqa, Syria. It states that while airstrikes were made to disrupt the activities of the Islamic State, the residents of the area were mad. It adds that the residents have anticipated the possible destabilizing effects of the military campaign including the increase of prices on basic commodities like fuel and food.

The article reports on aerial bombing on an aid convoy in Syria sent by the organization Red Crescent, as of September 2016. It states that the United Nations has criticized the act as a war crime, and mentions failure of diplomacy in the country with escalation of bombardment. It notes that the U.S. State John Kerry has make allegations against Russia for the attack, and cites suspicion of the tracking the aid truck by a Russian drone.

The article reports on the increase of chaotic battlefield in northern Syria wherein hospital in Maarat al-Noaman, Syria was bombed on February 15, 2016.

The article reports on the increase on the number of airstrikes by the U.S. against Islamic State militants in the city of Kobani, Syria, with the help of information from Kurdish fighters.

The article reports on the intensification of the Islamic State of its reinforcements into the city of Kobani in Syria, as part of its goal to seize that Kurdish enclave and deal a setback to the air campaign led by the U.S.

The article reports on the car bombings outside a mosque in Homs, Syria which has been a hub and a symbol of revolution against President Bashar al-Assad on April 18, 2014 killing numerous people with another attacks reported on April 20, 2014.

The article reports on the state of the health care system in Syria after its president, Bashar al-Assad, enacted a counter-terrorism law which punished medical assistance rendered to the opposition or enemies of the state.

The article reports that military and intelligence assessments have found that foreign fighters and family members of terrorist group Islamic State have escaped the U.S.-led military campaign in eastern Syria as of February 2018. The fighters and their families have reportedly went into hiding while others defected to Al Qaeda and some went back to their home countries in Europe. Also discussed are Islamic State's adoption of guerrilla tactics and the terrorist attack in Baghdad, Iraq.

The article reports that Turkish forces have escalated attacking campaign in Syria on Kurdish-led militia.

A review is offered for the Palace of the Princes restaurant located in Syria.

The article reports that around 100,000 children in Aleppo, Syria are the most vulnerable victims of intensified bombings by Syrian forces and their Russian allies as of September 28, 2016. Topics covered include thoughts from Save the Children charity spokesperson Alun McDonald on the issue, the proportion of children who have been killed or wounded in east Aleppo compared to other Middle East conflicts, and percentage of children killed in the 2014 Gaza war according to the United Nations.

The article discusses the impact that the Syrian government's and Russian's aerial bombing of Aleppo, Syria amidst the country's civil war had on the communication between Russian United Nations (U.N.) Ambassador Vitaly I. Churkin and U.S. U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power at the U.N. Civilian casualties from the aforementioned aerial bombing are discussed.

The article discusses the Russian and Syrian government armed forces' aerial bombing of Aleppo, Syria amidst the country's civil war, including the infrastructural damage caused by the bombings and the status of the civil war's ceasefire.

The article reports on the airstrikes conducted by the Syrian government and its Russian allies in Aleppo in March 2018 to reclaim the rebel-controlled areas on topics including the call of the residents for the rebels to leave and the death of civilians.