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US-backed Forces Tighten Grip Around Islamic State in Syria's Manbij
US-backed forces fighting Islamic State near the Syrian-Turkish border said on Thursday they had reached the militants' last main route in and out of their stronghold in the area, the city of Manbij.
60,000 People Have Died in Assad's Prisons During Syria's War, Monitoring Group Says
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it arrived at the number by adding up death tolls provided by sources in several Syrian jails and security agencies.
Rebel Advance in Aleppo Countryside Sparks Fierce Fighting, Airstrikes
Dozens of air strikes hit near the town of Khan Touman, which rebels took from forces loyal to the government and its ally Iran late on Thursday.
The US Just Told Assad He Needs to Start Giving Up Power in Syria by August — Or Else
Secretary of State John Kerry just drew a new red line in Syria, warning the Syrian president that if he doesn't begin a transition from power by August 1, the US will find a "very different track" toward ending the five-year-old war.
Assad Forces Pound Aleppo With 30 Airstrikes, Rebels Shell Regime-Held Neighborhoods
Government and rebel bombardments of Aleppo's neighborhoods since April 22 have killed nearly 250 people in what the UN says is a "monstrous disregard" for civilian lives by all sides.
Video: Renewed Government Shelling and Airstrikes in Syria Kill Dozens and Threaten Ceasefire
Islamic State militants also claim to have shot down a Syrian warplane flying over the countryside outside Damascus on Friday.
Syrians Vote in 'Sham' Election While UN-led Peace Talks Resume
The peace talks in Geneva aim to end the five-year-long war amidst an upsurge in fighting that darkens the already bleak outlook for diplomacy.
Islamic State Regains Key Stronghold as US Coalition Pounds It With Airstrikes
IS militants seized the Syrian town of al-Rai near the border with Turkey on Monday, as the US and its allies conducted 18 strikes against the group over the weekend.
Islamic State Just Kidnapped 300 Cement Factory Workers in Syria
During fierce fighting within 30 miles of the Syrian capital of Damascus, IS fighters managed to abduct hundreds of workers from a cement factory. Their fates are unknown.
Pawns in Syria's Ceasefire, Three Boys Die in Landmine Explosion
The three young boys could not access medical care because Madaya — the Syrian town where they lived — is playing a key role in a deadly geopolitical balancing act.
All Sides Are Supposedly Violating Syria's Ceasefire — That Doesn't Mean It's a Total Failure
A week into Syria's cessation of hostilities, there are multiple reports of violations — but in many parts of the country people are able to live without fear of bombing for the first time in years.
The Islamic State Tried to Seize a Town Right After the Ceasefire Took Effect in Syria
Kurdish forces repelled an Islamic State assault on the city of Tal Abyad that was launched just hours after a "cessation of hostilities" began in Syria.