Syria
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Dec- 2018 -14 DecemberMiddle East
SDF continues advance in Hajin but threat of coordinated ISIS attacks remains
The SDF continued its advance into the center of Hajin as it continued to battle ISIS in one of their last pockets in northern Syria
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12 DecemberMiddle East
Erdogan announces new operation against YPG in Syria ‘within days’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned he will launch a new operation in Syria within days against the YPG risking renewed tensions with the US
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12 December
Syria uncovers more mass graves near former ISIS stronghold of Al Bukamal
Seven mass graves containing hundreds of unidentified bodies were unearthed near the former ISIS stronghold of Al Bukamal in eastern Syria
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7 DecemberMiddle East
Turkey asks US to abandon northern Syria observation posts
Turkey asked the US to abandon its observation posts in northern Syria during meetings in Ankara, where they agreed to accelerate progress on Manbij
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3 DecemberMiddle East
Coalition kills ISIS commander liked to murder of American aid worker
The US-led Coalition against Islamic State said it killed a senior figure involved in the executions of an American aid worker and other hostages
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Nov- 2018 -28 NovemberMiddle East
Syria talks begin in Astana with government and opposition delegations present
Negotiators from Iran, Russia and Turkey met in Kazakhstan's capital Astana for two days of talks to preserve a fragile truce in northern Syria
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12 NovemberMiddle East
SDF resumes offensive operations against ISIS in eastern Syria
The Syrian Democratic Forces said that it was resuming its offensive against Islamic State in eastern Syria
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8 NovemberMiddle East
Syrian army rescues 19 Druze women and children from ISIS, state media says
Syrian state media said the army has freed all remaining Druze women and children abducted by ISIS from the southern province of Sweida
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4 NovemberMiddle East
US forces conduct second patrol in northeast Syria near Turkey border
US forces patrolled in northeastern Syria near the Turkey border for the second time in three days after days of cross-border firing from Turkey on positions held by Syria Kurds
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2 NovemberMiddle East
US patrols SDF-held areas targeted by Turkey in northern Syria
The U.S. military conducted patrols in areas of northern Syria controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces but targeted by Turkish cross-border firing
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