Anas Alkharboutli/dpa Syrian opposition fighters have taken full control of the major eastern city of Deir al-Zour from Kurdish-led forces, a monitoring group said on Wednesday. The fighters are ...

Syrian rebel forces say they have taken control of the oil-rich eastern city of Deir al-Zour as they try to secure the country's resources A senior commander of the Islamist Hayat Tahir al-Sham ...

He had been dreaming of going back home ever since arriving in Turkey in the summer of 2014. To soothe his panic attacks in ...

Following our earlier post on Deir al-Zour in north-eastern Syria, we've been mapping the progress of rebel fighters as taking control of strategic points in the city overnight, following the ...

Two high-ranking ISIS members, including an ISIS Amir, were apprehended. Both suspects, reportedly natives of the town, have ...

Security sources in the eastern city of Deir al-Zour say the Kurdish-led forces there have seized full control after government forces were moved from the western side of the city where they held ...

The insurgents meanwhile said in an address broadcast on Syrian state television that they had brought areas west of the key city of Deir al-Zour under their control. This area was recently ...

Meanwhile, Kurdish-led forces have also reportedly seized control of Deir al-Zour in eastern Syria. Our Middle East experts explain the developments and we hear from people on the ground.

We have also heard they have taken control of the city of Deir al-Zour in the east after the Kurdish forces pulled out. This is a city that is very important because it is rich in oil - so the ...