Deir al-Zor

Israel admits bombing suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 - 09:25 GMT

Israel for the first time admitted that it bombed a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007 and said on Wednesday the strike should be a warning to Iran.

INSIGHT-Russian toll in Syria battle was 300 killed and wounded: sources

Thu, 15 Feb 2018 - 05:34 GMT

About 300 men working for a Kremlin-linked Russian private military firm were either killed or injured in Syria last week.

Russian long-range bombers hit Islamic State targets in Syria

Tue, 05 Dec 2017 - 06:28 GMT

Six Russian long-range bombers struck Islamic State targets in Syria's Deir al-Zor province.

Russia denies its planes killed civilians in Syria's Deir al-Zor

Mon, 27 Nov 2017 - 02:32 GMT

Russia's Defence Ministry denied on Monday that Russian war planes had carried out deadly air strikes on a village in Syria's Deir al-Zor province.

Car bomb explosion kills, injures dozens in Syria's Deir al-Zor

Sun, 05 Nov 2017 - 03:20 GMT

A suicide car bomb exploded on Saturday in Syria's eastern city of Deir al-Zor, killing and injuring dozens.

Fresh losses in Syria and Iraq push IS to the brink

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 - 01:25 GMT

Islamic State's self-proclaimed caliphate was all but reduced on Friday to a pair of border towns at the Iraq-Syria frontier.

Syria's army retakes Deir al-Zor from Islamic State: state media

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 - 08:03 GMT

Islamic State has been completely ousted from Syria's biggest eastern city, Deir al-Zor, Syrian state television reported on Friday.

Syrian army takes full control of Deir al-Zor from Islamic State

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 - 08:25 GMT

The Syrian army and its allies took full control of Deir al-Zor city in eastern Syria from Islamic State.

Egypt Today’s morning international news

Tue, 24 Oct 2017 - 06:10 GMT

Egypt Today briefs top European newspapers on Tuesday for political issues and others related to accidents.

Islamic State killed more than 60, dozens missing in Syrian town

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 - 02:41 GMT

Islamic State killed more than 60 civilians and left 100 others missing in a town in Syria's central Homs province over three weeks before the Syrian army recaptured.

Russian subs fire cruise missiles at militant targets in Syria

Thu, 05 Oct 2017 - 12:41 GMT

Two Russian submarines fired 10 "Kalibr" cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea at militant targets in Syria's Deir al-Zor to support a Syrian army.

Russia says one its generals killed by mortar shelling in Syria

Sun, 24 Sep 2017 - 11:10 GMT

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Sunday that one its general lieutenants, Valeryi Asapov, was killed by mortar shelling in Syria.

Russia rejects allegation it bombed U.S.-backed fighters in Syria

Sun, 17 Sep 2017 - 10:53 GMT

The Russian Defence Ministry on Sunday denied it had bombed U.S.-backed militias in Syria.

Russian submarines fire cruise missiles at Islamic state in Syria

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 - 12:48 GMT

The Russian Navy on Thursday fired seven cruise missiles at Islamic state targets in the suburbs of Syria's Deir al-Zor

Syrian army, allies break three-year siege in Deir al-Zor city

Tue, 05 Sep 2017 - 11:13 GMT

The Syrian army linked up on Tuesday with troops that Islamic State had encircled for years in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor

Syrian army advances east of Raqqa into Deir al-Zor province -monitors

Thu, 27 Jul 2017 - 06:48 GMT

Syrian government forces and their allies advanced against Islamic State militants in countryside east of Raqqa on Thursday.

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