Syrian pro-government forces have entered the Kurdish-held border enclave of Afrin, reports say, raising the risk of clashes with Turkey. It comes a day after Syria's state news agency said "Popular Forces" would be sent there to counter "the Turkish regime's attack". Turkish troops and pro-Turkish ...

Since launching an offensive on October 17 to oust IS from its last Iraqi stronghold, pro-government forces say they have recaptured almost half of eastern Mosul and are edging towards the Tigris river that divides it.The elite Counter-Terrorism Service has retaken several eastern neighbourhoods ...

TRIPOLI: (APP) Pro-government forces battled Thursday to clear the Islamic State group from its main Libyan stronghold of Sirte, after dealing a major blow to the jihadists by seizing their headquarters.IS fighters still control several areas of the Mediterranean city, whose capture in June last ...