World Feb 03 At least 19 people, mostly women, killed in latest car bomb attack in Syria By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press
World Aug 13 U.S.-backed forces liberate key city from ISIS, freeing 2,000 hostages U.S.-backed rebel forces have captured the city of Manbij from the Islamic State, whose grip on the city lasted two years but faltered after months of fighting. By Corinne Segal
World Aug 06 Kurdish fighters, rebel forces advance in Syria Under a blanket of airstrikes led by the United States, a coalition of mostly Kurdish fighters on Saturday advanced into a key town in northern Syria held by the Islamic State. By Michael D. Regan
World Jul 27 Islamic State group takes credit for suicide bombing in northern Syria A suicide bomber detonated a truck of explosives in northeastern Syria Wednesday morning, killing at least 44 people. By Daniel Moritz-Rabson