Daesh In Syria

Once a former US informant, today the leader of Daesh

The current leader of the terrorist organisation once provided the US with information that would lead to the killing of a top leader.

UK court rules Shamima Begum cannot return to fight for British citizenship

A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Daesh should not be allowed to return to Britain to challenge the government taking away her citizenship because she poses a security risk, the Supreme Court has ruled.

US Syria envoy in Turkey as Ankara contemplates operation east of Euphrates

Turkey will launch an operation in Syria if a safe zone is not established, Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs says, as US envoy James Jeffrey meets senior officials in Ankara and regime and Russia step up deadly attacks in de-escalation zones.

Car blast in Syria's Afrin kills at least 11 people – monitor

The blast struck an entrance to the city, killing civilians including children, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.

Germany declines US request for ground troops in Syria

"No ground troops," says German government spokesman Steffen Seibert, a day after US envoy to Syria James Jeffrey sought German boots on the ground in northern Syria.

Australia proposes to ban militants' return for two years

The proposed law could also apply to Australians whom intelligence agencies assess to be a "risk to security for reasons related to politically motivated violence."