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‘Urgent need’ to repatriate, rehabilitate ISIL children in Syria | ISIS/ISIL News

The Center for Global Policy has called on European governments to urgently intervene on behalf of as many as 750 children of EU member states citizenship who are held in ISIL (ISIS) detention camps in Syria.

In a new report, the organisation said urgent intervention and support in the form of investment in diplomatic and financial resources, the development of rehabilitation services and…

US-backed militia vows to ‘end’ ISIL in eastern Syria | ISIS/ISIL News

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US-backed Syrian fighters on Friday said they were resolved to press on with their campaign against ISIL’s last pocket in eastern Syria, denying reports they are engaged in negotiations.

Nearly a week ago the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led militia allied with the United States, started an offensive to expel Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS) from the village…

‘Heavy clashes’ in Syria as SDF launches final push against ISIL | ISIS/ISIL News

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US-backed Syrian forces say they captured 41 positions held by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS) and destroyed fortifications in a fierce battle to seize the armed group’s last enclave in eastern Syria.

Military advances were made overnight and on Sunday as the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched a final push to clear the area of ISIL fighters, after…

Dozens killed in ISIL attacks in southwest Syria: state media | ISIS/ISIL News

A series of suicide bombings and attacks in southwest Syria have killed dozens of people, with state media blaming the Islamic State of the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) for the violence.

A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a busy vegetable market in the city of Sweida, some 120km south from the capital Damascus, early on Wednesday, as ISIL fighters mounted attacks on several…

UK ‘will not oppose’ death penalty for suspected ISIL members | ISIS/ISIL News

The UK government has said it will not object to the United States seeking the death penalty for two suspected British members of ISIL, drawing criticism by human rights groups and opposition politicians.

Security Minister Ben Wallace on Monday said Britain would be willing to waive its long-standing objection to executions in the case of captured fighters, Alexanda Kotey and Shafee El-Sheikh.

Government forces close on last rebel group in southwestern Syria | ISIS/ISIL News

The Syrian government and its ally Russia stepped up their offensive to defeat the last rebels holding territory in southwestern Syria.

Israel was also on high alert on Monday as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces regained ground from the southern rebels, bringing his troops close to the Israeli occupied Golan Heights.

Huge plumes of smoke could be seen from the occupied Golan…