News From Syria

Jun 30, 2014, al Akhbar Militant Islamist fighters held a parade in Syria’s northern Raqqa province to celebrate their declaration of an Islamic “caliphate” after the group captured territory in neighboring Iraq, a monitoring service said. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) posted pictures online on Sunday of …

  Jun 29, 2014, Press TV [view original source for video] Terrorists from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have publicly executed and crucified eight rival militants in Syria. The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday that the incident happened in Deir Hafer …

Jun 28, 2014, Press TV [view original source for video] New footage has emerged online showing Takfiri terrorists of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) killing rival militants in Syria execution-style. The video shows militants shooting three men execution-style outside of the city of al-Raqqa. Militants …

Jun 21, 2014, AFP Jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have executed three officers of the Western and Arab-backed rebel Free Syrian Army, a monitor said Saturday. The bullet-riddled bodies of the three were found on Friday, two days after suspected Islamist militants kidnapped them …

Jun 26, 2014, the Guardian Mustafa Hassan had only been in captivity for a few hours and already he was planning his escape. After four days, he found his moment. While some of his fellow schoolboys distracted the religious teacher with questions, Hassan and a friend scaled a ladder on …

  Jun 24, 2014, Press TV [view on Press TV site if above video doesn’t load] At least one person has been killed in a car bomb explosion in the western Syrian city of Homs, as the crisis continues in the Arab country. Syrian media reports said that the bomb …

  Jun 15, 2014, al Akhbar Syrian government forces on Sunday recaptured the strategic town of Kessab, near the only border crossing with Turkey in northwestern province of Latakia, state television reported. “Units from the army are reestablishing security in the province of Latakia after killing a large number of …

Jun 15, 2014, NSNBC The Syrian Arab Army regained full control over the town of Kessab in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border on Sunday. The town was recaptured after systematic, step by step tactical operations to flush out the thousands of Jabhat al-Nusrah militants which swarmed across the Turkish …

  Jun 11, 2014, Press TV Takfiri militants in Iraq have released pictures of militants bulldozing a barrier between the Iraqi-Syrian border, symbolizing their goal of uniting forces in the two countries. The al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) posted the pictures online on Wednesday following their advance …

Jun 10, 2014, Reuters A six-week offensive by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against rival Islamists in eastern Syria has killed 600 fighters and driven 130,000 people from their homes, a monitoring group said on Tuesday. ISIL, which is battling to control a huge area of …