| 单词 | Euphrates |
| 例句 | This explanation was suggested by the undoubted fact that the earliest known empires and writing systems arose in the Tigris and Euphrates Valleys of the Fertile Crescent and in the Nile Valley of Egypt. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, in the valleys of the Euphrates, Indus and Yellow rivers, other peasants monitored, with no less trepidation, the height of the water. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The Tigris- Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He Valleys were fertile, sunny, well-watered breadbaskets with long stretches of bottomland that practically invited farmers to stick seeds in the soil. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It consisted of a series of four brick terraces, rising above the Euphrates River, with lush flowering shrubs and trees spilling over the city. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z Project number one: we’ll be making a relief map of the Tigris and Euphrates river basin. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In their settlements of the Tigris and Euphrates valley, they also invented the city-state, formal religion, writing, mathematics, law, and, to a large extent, architecture. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z Cleopatra traveled with Mark Antony as far as the Euphrates River. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z One such place is the Fertile Crescent, where the mountains of western Iran and the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth, bracket the Tigris and Euphrates river systems. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The old city of Zeugma, on the Euphrates river, flourished under Greek and then Roman rule before it was destroyed in war in the 3rd century AD. Plundered 'Gypsy Girl' mosaics back in Turkey after decades in U.S. 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z He titled one “Cradle” after noticing that two prominent fissures resembled the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Review | In the galleries: Artist explores the dissonance between humanity and the world 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Portrayed as a massive rectangle bisected by the Euphrates, its position within the ring of the ocean only incidentally reflected its actual position within Iraq. A History of the World in Twelve Maps by Jerry Brotton – review 2012-08-24T07:00:02Z An oasis on the route between the Mediterranean and the Euphrates, Palmyra was always important. Stones that speak 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Off-white in color, the Holy Martyrs Armenian Church stretched down the block in Deir Zor, Syria, tall and sturdy, in its position across from the Euphrates River. I’d visited the Armenian Genocide memorial to remember the dead — and now it, too, is gone 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Describe some of the likely inspirations for the Noah's flood story — flooding along the Tigris and Euphrates, the filling of the Black Sea with saltwater. Q&A: Geologist David Montgomery on Noah's flood 2012-09-17T17:34:36Z Mountains, marshes and the river Euphrates: all were represented. A History of the World in Twelve Maps by Jerry Brotton – review 2012-08-24T07:00:02Z Its name in Greek means "between the rivers", a reference to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that made it a rich center for agriculture, trade and a crossroads of civilizations. Amid jihadi gains, priceless Iraqi artefacts hit black market 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z The earliest vinegars were likely produced in the Middle East, somewhere along the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. Exploring the Sweet Subtleties of Vinegar 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z It grew in importance as a caravan stop in the third century BCE, an important desert pit-stop between the Mediterranean and the Euphrates River in Iraq. The city that makes Rome blush: 5 reasons why Palmyra's ruins are so important 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Historically, Egypt, Assyria, Mesopotamia, Babylon and Palestine were included in the area where the rivers Tigris and Euphrates juice the arid soil. Special Report: Fashion: Women in the Orient 2011-02-11T12:07:02Z Rising along the banks of the Euphrates River, the city of Fallujah riveted the American consciousness in 2004 when four U.S. contractors were ambushed, their bodies hung like charred ornaments from a bridge. Blood, sand and tears: A foreign correspondent's view of the opera 'Fallujah' 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z While on one level he admired the engineering – Saddam had erected a seven-metre-high embankment, 45 miles long, on both sides of the Euphrates – he was mostly appalled, and decided to do something about it. TV review: Big Fat Gypsy Weddings and Miracle in the Marshes of Iraq 2011-01-18T22:00:05Z Urfa, the conservative hometown where I was born, became very rich after a dam was built on the Euphrates River. At Arles Festival, 7 Promising Photographers to Watch 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The analysis looked back at the last three years of drought, examining affected areas in Iran and in the Tigris and Euphrates river system, including Iraq and Syria. Climate Change Has Worsened Drought in the Fertile Crescent 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z In what was one of the earliest aerial archaeological surveys, the French aviator went on to map and photograph more than 100 outposts strung along a 1000-kilometer arc between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Spy photos of Syrian desert reveal ancient Roman forts 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The Kurdish-led forces have accused the Syrian government of inciting the violence by allowing the rival Arab militiamen to crossing the Euphrates River. U.S.-backed Kurdish forces impose curfew in eastern Syria after new clashes with rival Arab militia 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The Syrian government controls adjoining territory west of the River Euphrates along with allied militias backed by Iran. Syria: Dozens killed in fighting between SDF and Arab tribesmen 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z On Aug. 20, the Suez Rajan began transferring its oil to the tanker MR Euphrates, ship-tracking data analyzed by The Associated Press showed. Iran summons Swiss diplomat over US seizure of Iranian crude oil that’s now at port in Houston 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Humanitarian organizations have warned for years that drought and mismanagement could deprive millions of people of water from the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, which also run through neighboring war-torn Syria. Iraq water crisis could have regional consequences, UN human rights chief warns 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Now, so little water remains in some villages near the Euphrates River that families are dismantling their homes, brick by brick, piling them into pickup trucks — window frames, doors and all — and driving away. A Climate Warning from the Cradle of Civilization 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z But the landscape has been devastated by upstream damming of Iraq's two main rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates, lower rainfall trends and decades of conflict. Drought imperils Iraq's water buffalo and a child's way of life 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Fellow Arab tribesmen angered by Abu Khawla's arrest reportedly set up roadblocks and attacked SDF positions and patrols in a string of towns located along the east bank of the Euphrates. Syria: Dozens killed in fighting between SDF and Arab tribesmen 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z On Monday, data showed the MR Euphrates moored in Houston at a major oil terminal, likely preparing to discharge the crude it carried from the Suez Rajan. Iran summons Swiss diplomat over US seizure of Iranian crude oil that’s now at port in Houston 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z They also talked about Israel’s strikes on the war-torn country and water shortages in the Euphrates River that cuts through both countries because of projects in Turkey. Iraqi premier in Syria for first visit in over a decade to discuss boosting cooperation 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z While the Tigris and Euphrates provided abundant water, they were highly unpredictable and given to periodic flooding. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Shemal said water flows on the Euphrates and Tigris rivers have decreased by about 70% this year compared to previous decades. Drought imperils Iraq's water buffalo and a child's way of life 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z During the ninth century, these enslaved people, whom the Muslims called Zanj, labored to drain the swamps near the mouths of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and to grow sugarcane and rice. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The MR Euphrates also is owned by Empire, which did not respond to a request for comment Monday. Iran summons Swiss diplomat over US seizure of Iranian crude oil that’s now at port in Houston 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Zeuguma, on the Euphrates River, was first an ancient Greek settlement and later became part of the Roman Empire. Italy returns ancient stele, illegally exported, to Turkey 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z The word Mesopotamia is Greek, meaning “between the rivers,” and it refers to the area between the Tigris and Euphrates, two of the most important waterways in the ancient world. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z I was born in Paris, but my parents are from Fallujah — a clean, green city bordered by the Euphrates River. Opinion | The Iraq War helped destroy what it meant to be an Iraqi 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The Legend relates how, when Sargon was a baby, his unwed mother put him in a basket and cast it on the Euphrates River. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Beneath the girders of the city’s bridge across the Euphrates, three 18-year-olds return home from school for lunch. 20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Beneath the iron girders of the city’s bridge across the Euphrates, three 18-year-olds are returning home from school for lunch. 20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Among the buildings that fell were three six-story apartment blocks that made up the Euphrates Complex, where more than 60 people died. Years of warnings and inaction in Turkish city destroyed by earthquakes 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Those sitting east of the Euphrates River are held by the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, a group that controls much of northeast Syria. Attack on Oil Workers in Eastern Syria Kills at Least 10 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Whereas the unpredictable flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in southern Mesopotamia commonly brought destruction along with fresh alluvial deposits, the Nile’s summer flooding, predictable as clockwork, brought only welcome deposits of rich sediment. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The pipes have been laid to Ata Yigit’s sprawling farm in Turkey’s southeast connecting it to a dam on the Euphrates River. Politics, climate conspire as Tigris and Euphrates dwindle 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Their village of Al-Bu Hussain is one of many lining the banks of a former canal - its bed now bone dry - that formed part of a network of waterways east of the Euphrates. Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Syria's water pipes and pumping stations have been ravaged by more than a decade of war and a drought this year left levels in its main river, the Euphrates, particularly low. Poor access to safe water fuels cholera outbreak in Syria 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The outbreak in Syria is due to people drinking unsafe water from the Euphrates River and using contaminated water to irrigate crops, according to the U.N. and the Syrian Health Ministry. Conflict, crisis fuel cholera surge across Mideast hot spots 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The father marched his armies all the way to the Euphrates River in Syria, likely as a show of force against emerging powers in the region. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Under its Southeast Anatolia Project, or GAP by its Turkish acronym, it has built at least 19 dams on the Euphrates and Tigris and several more are envisaged for a total of 22. Politics, climate conspire as Tigris and Euphrates dwindle 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Across the border in Syria, levels at dams on the Euphrates have fallen by up to 5 metres, shrinking reservoirs and leaving farmers struggling to access the remaining water reserves. Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Raw sewage is being pumped into the Euphrates River, which hundreds of thousands of people depend on for water. Cholera Outbreaks Surge Worldwide, Following Floods, Droughts and Wars 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z The ancient Mesopotamian city on the Euphrates River was once the centre of a sprawling empire, renowned for its towers and mudbrick temples. In Iraq's Babylon, age-old building techniques heal climate scars 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Leading his armies himself, he was able to neutralize the threats, launch a major raid across the Euphrates River, and take numerous Canaanite princes hostage so as to deter any uprisings from his vassals. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Next year, his entire 4,500 acres will be watered via the Ataturk Dam on the Euphrates River. Politics, climate conspire as Tigris and Euphrates dwindle 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z “I stopped farming because it was impossible to irrigate the agricultural land,” said Ahmed Hammoud, standing next to newly dried-up banks of the Euphrates in northern Syria. Middle East's Fertile Crescent dries up as rains fail 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z First linked to contaminated water near the Euphrates river, the outbreak has now spread across the fractured nation, with cases reported in government- and rebel-controlled regions. In Syria, mounting cholera cases pose threat across frontlines 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z In many places, raw sewage is pumped directly into the Euphrates River. Water Problems in Syria Give Rise to Deadly Cholera Outbreak 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z It is believed to be linked to people drinking contaminated water from the River Euphrates, which flows through the provinces, and using it on crops. Syria cholera outbreak serious threat to region - UN 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Turkey is relatively forthcoming with Tigris data but reveals little about the Euphrates, particularly the vital question of how much water will be diverted to irrigation under GAP. Politics, climate conspire as Tigris and Euphrates dwindle 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z At night, masked men set up checkpoints sowing fear in villages near Busayrah along the Euphrates river, five tribal sources said. Tribal spies in Syria help U.S. win drone war against Islamic State 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Clarke recalled the commander’s dilemma from his days as a two-star Army general when he oversaw U.S. and Iraqi troops pushing Islamic State fighters from the Euphrates Valley. Opinion | The U.S. military’s overdue reckoning with civilian casualties 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Water levels in the Euphrates have dropped after years of drought, leading to a higher concentration of bacteria, according to REACH. Water Problems in Syria Give Rise to Deadly Cholera Outbreak 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Rising temperatures, below-average rainfall and reduced flow from upstream neighbour Turkey have resulted in critically low levels in the Euphrates. Syria cholera outbreak serious threat to region - UN 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z She was shot, but played dead and escaped with an eighth child, who later drowned while they traversed the Euphrates River. Joe Manganiello gets family mysteries solved on PBS show 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Where I saw the Tigris and Euphrates as slow moving and sometimes clogged with trash, the people I wrote about saw them as the rivers that gave them their place in history as Mesopotamia. Words of War: A Literary Lifeline for the Battlefield 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Desert expanses dominate the landscape with a narrow ribbon of farmland along the Euphrates River in the north. Iraq’s ‘pearl of the south’ Lake Sawa dry amid water crisis 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z Turkey, which invaded northern Syria in 2016, controls the water level of the Euphrates through dams inside Turkish territory. Water Problems in Syria Give Rise to Deadly Cholera Outbreak 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Both lie west of the Euphrates river while the main Kurdish-controlled region is to the east. Turkey breaks off high-level talks with Greece as rift grows 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z The construction of dams on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers has added to the problem, he said, and more broadly, military operations in Iraq since 2003 have also damaged topsoil layers. Sandstorm wave sweeps Middle East, sending thousands to hospitals 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Iraq relies on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for nearly all of its water needs. Severe water shortages strain wheat harvest in Iraq 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z In Basra, a war-rubbled city of two million near the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates, every breath tastes of oil. The world, with or without us: Increasing gas and oil production is a disastrously bad idea 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z The country's agriculture sector, dependent largely on the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, has also suffered from drought and rising heat. Severe dust storms in Iraq cause breathing problems for thousands - medics 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z The rockets were launched from an area west of the Euphrates River, where Iran-backed militias have a presence, the source said. Two U.S. personnel injured in Syria attack- officials 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z He offered Alexander all of his lands west of the Euphrates River. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z For thousands of years, the Euphrates River and its largest tributary, the Khabur River, which cuts through Hasaka Province, nurtured some of the world’s earliest farming settlements. Conflict and Climate Change Ravage Syria’s Agricultural Heartland 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, Russia, with other markets like insatiable India, continues to increase production — including from the Lukoil wells I saw flaring at al-Qurna, where the Tigris and Euphrates meet. The world, with or without us: Increasing gas and oil production is a disastrously bad idea 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z But that arrangement ensured visits by strangers to Atma, a town on the Turkish border that’s far removed, physically and culturally, from the terrorist group’s traditional strongholds in the Euphrates Valley. With watchers on the ground and spy drones overhead, U.S. zeroed in on Islamic State leader’s hideout 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Syrian government forces and Iran-backed militias hold territory to the west of the Euphrates river and U.S.-backed Kurdish forces are stationed to its east, including where the prison attack occurred. Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Compared to the unpredictable Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the Nile was as regular as clockwork. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Kurdish-led administration runs most of the territory east of the Euphrates, supported by hundreds of U.S. troops. Islamic State strikes from shadows in vulnerable Syria, Iraq 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z "The Americans are experts in destroying the infrastructure in the Euphrates region, they are destroying oil and gas infrastructure," he added. Syria defends rights record as West, Turkey accuse it of imposing 'starvation' 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The flow of the Euphrates River suddenly had no way through, the reservoir began to rise and authorities used loudspeakers to warn people downstream to flee. A dam in Syria was on a ‘no-strike’ list. The U.S. bombed it anyway 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Green Village, just east of the Euphrates River, is an installation used by some of the several hundred U.S. forces in Syria. US military coalition in Syria takes out rocket launch sites 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z According to the Bible, Abraham and his family first crossed the Euphrates River and came to Canaan around 1800 B.C. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The country — fed not by one but two mighty rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates — is thought to be where humans first started cultivation: Mesopotamia, the land of plenty. Iraq's Great Thirst: Farmers quit as climate change and politics dry up a once-fertile land 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Iraqis are proud of their ancient legacy as heirs to the world’s first known civilizations, along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Reveling in the Joys of Books, and Reading, at a Baghdad Book Fair 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z In another, as civilians were trying to flee fighting in the city of Raqqa in June 2017, scores of people boarded makeshift ferries to cross the Euphrates River. Civilian Deaths Mounted as Secret Unit Pounded ISIS 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Carved from an ancient land once known as Mesopotamia, Iraq is home to the cradle of civilization — the expanse between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where the first complex human communities emerged. Climate change is turning the cradle of civilization into a grave In addition, the Mongols destroyed ancient irrigation systems in areas such as the Tigris and Euphrates valleys. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In October, the Water Ministry invoked an agreement with Ankara that’s supposed to ensure Turkey’s “fair and equitable” contributions to the Tigris and Euphrates. Iraq's Great Thirst: Farmers quit as climate change and politics dry up a once-fertile land 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Outdated infrastructure and short-term policies made Baghdad vulnerable to climate change and lower flows from Iran and Turkey, source of about 70% of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. As its rivers shrink, Iraq thirsts for regional cooperation 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z His family had already fled their home in Deir al-Zor on the Euphrates river, but Al Hussein felt compelled to stay. 'In that moment, I didn't know if I was alive or dead' 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Years of below-average rainfall have left Iraqi farmers more dependent than ever on the dwindling waters of the Tigris and Euphrates. Climate change is turning the cradle of civilization into a grave The Tigris and Euphrates rivers flooded Mesopotamia at least once a year. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Southern Iraq, part of ancient Mesopotamia, contains thousands of unexcavated archaeological sites between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where the world’s first known civilizations began. Iraq Reclaims 17,000 Looted Artifacts, Its Biggest-Ever Repatriation 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Guterres said IS wages hit-and-run operations against checkpoints from hideouts on both sides of the Euphrates River in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour and continues operations against government forces and in the Syrian desert. UN chief: Threat to global peace from Islamic State rising 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z The attack took place Saturday in the so-called Euphrates Shield area, which consists of a region between the Turkish border and northern Aleppo, including the towns of Jarablus and al-Bab. 2 Turkish soldiers killed in north Syria 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z Years of below-average rainfall have left Iraqi farmers more dependent than ever on the dwindling waters of the Tigris and Euphrates. Climate change is turning the cradle of civilization into a grave Ur, one of the earliest cities in Sumer, stood on the banks of the Euphrates River in what is now southern Iraq. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The footage, which dates back to 2012, shows a captured lieutenant colonel in the Syrian air force being led to the bank of the Euphrates river before he is shot dead. Ahmad Al K: Dutch court tries refugee over Syria murder video 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z This year, Iraq is set to face an insufferable summer, with Turkish dam projects on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers compounding a year of low rainfall. In Iraq’s iconic marshlands, a quest for endangered otters 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Pockets of IS are still active, particularly west of the Euphrates River in vast stretches of ungoverned territory that are controlled by the Syrian government led by President Bashar Assad. Return of Iraqis seen as easing threat from Syria camp 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z That’s why the government removed it from the national power grid, which is fueled by oil and gas power plants and hydroelectric dams on the Euphrates River. Syria’s Surprising Solar Boom: Sunlight Powers the Night in Rebel Idlib 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z Like the Tigris, the Euphrates, and the Nile, these rivers carry not only water for irrigation, but also silt, which produces rich land for agriculture. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The interlinked flood plains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Iraq bear the imprints of 11 major avulsions over the past 7000 years. Why do rivers leap from their banks? Scientists strive to predict deadly flooding events 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z This completely undermined the water treatment and distribution system of Iraq, which depended upon electricity to drive it, and drove people to use contaminated water from the Tigris and the Euphrates. UN rebel Denis Halliday on the collapse of the U.S.-dominated world order 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z Russian and Syrian troops are just across the Euphrates River from Conoco, but both sides avoid straying into the other’s territory. Inside U.S. troops' stronghold in Syria, a question of how long Biden will keep them there 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z The newspaper said its journalists were able to geolocate a photo of Mr Chaudhry to the banks of the Euphrates river in Syria, indicating he was in the war-torn country at some point. NY Times reviews IS podcast after source 'hoax' 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Gradually, the Amorites overwhelmed the Sumerians and established their capital at Babylon, on the Euphrates River. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z These are rare attacks west of the unofficial dividing line between American forces to the east of the Euphrates River, and Russian and Syrian government troops to the west of the river. U.S. Commandos Use Secretive Missiles to Kill Qaeda Leaders in Syria 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Lynch, now 37, was 19 years old when her unit was ambushed near Nasiriyah, a prominent crossing point over the Euphrates northwest of Basra, Iraq. Former Iraq POW Jessica Lynch on what helps her thrive after captivity: 'Every day is a constant reminder' 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Now, at Green Village, another base in Syria, just east of the Euphrates River, U.S. soldiers are housed in dilapidated apartments once used by oil field workers. Inside U.S. troops' stronghold in Syria, a question of how long Biden will keep them there 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z Oil production collapsed after Damascus lost most of its oil producing fields in a stretch east of the Euphrates River in Deir al-Zor. Syria says U.S. sanctions behind acute fuel crisis 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z They also trashed Dura-Europos, an ancient city on the Euphrates, in their search for archaeological loot. How Syria's blasted landmarks are starting to rise from the ruins 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z The provinces of Anbar, bisected by the vast Euphrates River, Salahuddin, home to an important Shi’ite shrine, and Diyala, which borders Iran, form the rest of that mostly Sunni land corridor. Special Report: Inside the proxy battle that keeps an Iraqi city on its knees 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Many civilizations began beside great rivers: the Tigris and Euphrates in what’s now Iraq, the Nile in Egypt, the Indus in India and Pakistan, and the Yellow in China. Smart-technology spies, a final warning on the environment, and the staggering costs of cancer: Books in brief 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Gilgamesh's people then diverted the Euphrates River to irrigate fields of barley. Mad King Trump angers the gods 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z The base is built on the ruins of one the Iraq's oldest train stations, near a tiny town of the same name along the Euphrates river. US pulling out of key Iraq bases 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z People would sit on the shores of Iraq’s two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates, get their fish right there and eat it. It's the national dish that brought down a dictator. And it's delicious 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z And Manbij lay west of the Euphrates River, closer to extremist strongholds than most places where U.S. forces operated. A Syrian American risked everything to help rebuild the country of her birth 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z The strikes in Syria took place in the Euphrates River Valley in the southeast, officials said. U.S. Launches Attacks on Iranian-Backed Forces in Iraq and Syria 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z The Syrian city of Raqqa, on the banks of the Euphrates, is where the nascent Islamic State group first displayed the audacious scope of its ambition. A Christmas of grief nearly five years after Arizona woman's death in Islamic State captivity 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z The immediate fight may be on again against ISIS, but General McKenzie said that protecting the oil fields might ultimately draw a larger challenge from Syrian Army troops west of the Euphrates. U.S. Resumes Large-Scale Operations Against ISIS in Northern Syria 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z So when Turkey invaded northeastern Syria last month, hundreds of residents of towns and villages east of the Euphrates held angry protests - not against Ankara but against the Syrian government and its Iranian allies. For east Syria, US troops are about much more than oil 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z So when Turkey invaded northeastern Syria last month, hundreds of residents of towns and villages east of the Euphrates held angry protests — not against Ankara but against the Syrian government and its Iranian allies. For east Syria, US troops are about much more than oil 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z The operation took place in the area of Jarabulus near the Euphrates River, the official added, and a militia led by Syrian Kurds played a big role. Intelligence From al-Baghdadi Raid, Including 2 Prisoners, Could Reveal Trove of ISIS Clues 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Steady battlefield losses in the last two years saw the group’s territory shrink from an area the size of Britain to a speck in the Euphrates River valley. Islamic State leader leaves a legacy of terror 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z The rest was retaken earlier this year in a painstaking push near where it all began for the forerunners of Isis, along the Euphrates River basin. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death comes as new order takes shape in Middle East 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z The Islamic State suffered steady battlefield losses that saw its territory shrink from an area the size of Britain to a speck in the Euphrates River valley. Islamic State leader leaves a legacy of terror 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z Residents of the east are already wary of the forces of Assad and his Iranian-backed allies, deployed just across the Euphrates. For east Syria, US troops are about much more than oil 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z At its peak, the Islamic State controlled a swath of territory from Mosul in Iraq west to the Euphrates River valley in Syria, putting a population of some 12 million people under its control. Terrorist leader Baghdadi killed in Syria raid, Trump says 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z The incident took place in a village near Hajin in the Euphrates River valley, where the jihadist group was clinging to its last sliver of land. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Islamic State leader believed dead in raid - latest updates 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z “Let someone else fight over this long-bloodstained sand,” Trump said of that heavily populated part of the Euphrates River valley. Newsletter: 'Something very, very special' in Syria 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Units were seen crossing the Euphrates heading towards the city of Kobane. Russia deploys troops to Turkey-Syria border 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Many considered fleeing, said Shehab, who lost his home west of the Euphrates when government forces moved in two years ago, forcing him to flee. For east Syria, US troops are about much more than oil 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Oil fields in other parts of Syria, including the Euphrates River valley and northeastern Syria, were under the control of the SDF — and in some places, secured alongside U.S. troops or American contractors, he said. Trump says a limited number of troops will remain in Syria after ordering a complete withdrawal 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z In the late fall of 2015, the town of Kobani, which is a town in Syria just south of the Turkish border, east of the Euphrates river, was kind of the last holdout. The Former U.S. ISIS Envoy on Trump and the Crisis in Syria 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z He also said that Turkey would establish 12 observation points in a 20-mile deep buffer zone along a 250-mile stretch of the border east of the Euphrates River. Clashes and Confusion Mar Attempt at Cease-Fire in Syria 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z “There are Turkish-Russian talks ... to set the tempo for northern Syria, particularly east of the Euphrates,” said a regional pro-Damascus source. Power shift: Who gains in the battle for Syria's northeast? 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Earlier, Syrian fighters backed by Turkey said they began an offensive alongside Turkish troops to capture Manbij, which is on the western flank of the Euphrates River, broadening their campaign east of the river. Turkish-led Syrian rebel fighters advancing on flashpoint region of Manbij 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z At the start of another battle, United States Special Operations forces helped the S.D.F. plot and execute an attack across the Euphrates River. Pullback Leaves Green Berets Feeling ‘Ashamed,’ and Kurdish Allies Describing ‘Betrayal’ 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z Moscow and Baghdad agreed on the need for stability on the eastern bank of the Euphrates and for Syria’s territorial integrity to be respected, the ministry said in a readout of the phone call. Russia's Lavrov discusses Turkey's Syria incursion with Iraq's president 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z The Turkish Defense Ministry said Turkish jets and artillery struck 181 targets east of the Euphrates River since the incursion started. Turkey’s military assault in Syria leaves more than 100 Kurdish fighters dead, report says 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z The ministry said Turkish jets and artillery struck 181 targets east of the Euphrates River since the incursion started. Turkey says ground forces are advancing in northern Syria 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z In the first hours of the operation, Turkish warplanes and artillery shelled towns along a 250-mile swath, stretching from Ain Issa, about 30 miles from the Euphrates River, to Malikiyah, near Syria’s border with Iraq. Turkey launches offensive against U.S.-allied Kurdish forces in northern Syria 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z In the first offensive in 2016, Turkey pushed back Islamic State group militants west of the Euphrates River. Invasion of northeast Syria carries gain and risk for Turkey 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z In the first offensive in 2016, Turkey pushed back Islamic State group militants west of the Euphrates River. Invasion of northeast Syria carries gain and risk for Turkey 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Warplanes and howitzers would pound enemy positions, and then Turkish troops would enter Syria from several points along the border, east of the Euphrates River. Furor over pulling troops from northeast Syria began with troubling Trump phone call and White House statement 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z In 2016 when Ankara launched an offensive against the Islamic State group west of the Euphrates river, Syrian government forces captured rebel-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria’s largest and once commercial center. A look at who’s who in northeast Syria as war fears rise 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z The first was in 2016, when Turkey and Syrian opposition fighters it backs attacked areas held by the Islamic State group west of the Euphrates River. Turkey says it won’t bow to US threat over its Syria plans 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z This operation, which was largely around the Syrian town of Jarabulus along the Syria-Turkey border, was known as Operation Euphrates Shield. What to expect from Turkey’s coming invasion of Syria 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z He and Gilgamesh then wash their hands in the Euphrates and, clasping each other, return in triumph to the palace. How to Read “Gilgamesh” 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z The kingdom spanned an area from the eastern edge of the Taurus mountains to the Euphrates River. AP PHOTOS: Sunset on Turkey’s massive stone heads 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Relations with Assad’s Russian-backed regime are relatively calm, although limited, with officials even acknowledging privately that they sell some of the oil they control west of the Euphrates, in defiance of US sanctions. 'We deserve support': Reinvented north-east Syria strives for stability 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z On 19 May 1941 a fierce battle began to secure the town of Fallujah, an important strategic crossing point of the Euphrates River on the road to Baghdad. World War Two Allied graves restored in Iraq 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z These refugees are not from the area east of the River Euphrates. What to expect from Turkey’s coming invasion of Syria 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Those were rare attacks west of the unofficial dividing line between American forces to the east of the Euphrates River, and Russian and Syrian government troops west of the river. U.S. Officials Warn of Rising Threat From Qaeda Branch in Northwest Syria 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z The ministry announced the patrol east of the Euphrates River on Twitter on Tuesday and posted photographs of armored vehicles with Turkish flags. Turkish, US troops conduct 2nd joint patrol in north Syria 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the protests occurred in government-held areas close to those controlled by U.S.-backed fighters on the east bank of the Euphrates river. Syrian activists: Anti-govt protests held in oil-rich east 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Erdogan wants the zone to be 20 miles deep and run for 300 miles along the Turkish-Syrian border east of the Euphrates. Turkey’s Radical Plan: Send a Million Refugees Back to Syria 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Two local activist collectives in eastern Syria — the Euphrates Post and the Sound and Pictures — also reported the airstrikes in Boukamal, without giving a death toll. Activists: Strikes hit Iran-backed fighters in eastern Syria 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z Two local activist collectives in eastern Syria - the Euphrates Post and the Sound and Pictures - also reported the airstrikes in Boukamal, without giving a death toll. Activists: Strikes hit Iran-backed fighters in eastern Syria 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Separately, the ministry said Turkish F-16s flew in Syrian airspace, east of the Euphrates River, on Monday and Tuesday as part of the U.S.-led Operation Inherent Resolve against the Islamic State group. Turkish, US troops conduct 2nd joint patrol in north Syria 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, Turkish and U.S. officials agreed to set up the zone east of the Euphrates River. Erdogan vows Syria operation in weeks if US delays safe zone 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z Ankara wants to control - in coordination with the U.S. - a 19-25 mile-deep zone east of the Euphrates River in Syria, and wants no Syrian Kurdish forces there. The Latest: UN official says 100k detained, missing in Syria 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Turkey wants to control — in coordination with the U.S. — a 19-25 mile-deep zone within Syria, east of the Euphrates River, and wants no Syrian Kurdish forces there. Turkish, US officials meet for talks on Syria safe zone 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The U.S. and Turkish militaries would destroy Kurdish fortifications and then jointly patrol the area, located in the middle third of the northeastern border stretching between the Euphrates River and Iraq. U.S. launches last-ditch effort to stop Turkish invasion of northeast Syria 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z The Iraqi government announced its victory over the Islamic State’s caliphate in late 2017, a month after security forces ran the militants out of Qaim, located on the east bank of the Euphrates River. Hundreds of Islamic State militants are slipping back into Iraq. Their fight isn’t over. 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z Just across the Euphrates River from the SDF lie Syrian government troops, Russian contractors, Iranian-backed paramilitaries and advisors from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. Whether the U.S. fails or succeeds in Syria, tough choices lie ahead 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z “In our talks with the United States, we see a general easing and rapprochement on issues including the east of the Euphrates, F-35s and Patriots.” Turkey preparing for possible U.S. sanctions over S-400s: minister 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Heavily fragmented rivers include the Danube, Nile, and Euphrates, the Paraná and Missouri in the Americas, the Yangtze and Brahmaputra in Asia, and the Darling in Australia. Only a third of world’s great rivers remain free flowing, analysis finds 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Each picture further infuriated the Turks, as did the 2016 U.S.-backed takeover from the Islamic State of the city of Manbij, near the border and about 25 miles west of the Euphrates. U.S. launches last-ditch effort to stop Turkish invasion of northeast Syria 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z The Euphrates trembled under airstrikes, soldiers said, and carried away the corpses of men who drowned as they attempted to escape. Hundreds of Islamic State militants are slipping back into Iraq. Their fight isn’t over. 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z A Kurdish-led administration is struggling to govern the area, which encompasses roughly the third of Syria east of the Euphrates River. Where ISIS Ruled in Syria, Fear and Uncertainty Reign 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Among its other disputes with Washington is strategy in Syria east of the Euphrates River, where the United States is allied with Kurdish forces that Turkey views as foes. Turkey preparing for possible U.S. sanctions over S-400s: minister 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z For millennia, people known as the Marsh Arabs lived in wetland oases fed by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in southern Iraq. Declassified U-2 spy plane photos are a boon for aerial archaeology 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z It still had tens of thousands of fighters, families, and fans in pockets of the Euphrates River Valley. How Trump Betrayed the General Who Defeated ISIS 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z My grandfather and great-grandfather were educated at a Protestant missionary school called Euphrates College, in what was then the Ottoman Empire. Opinion | How to tell the truth where the truth could mean death 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z It added that senior IS commanders and prisoners held by the extremists are believed to be in the caves on the east bank of the Euphrates River. US-backed fighters clash with IS militants in eastern Syria 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z It commandeered existing government institutions and emerged with a functioning bureaucracy that administered details as quotidian as the length of a man’s pants or the rental price for fisheries on the Euphrates River. In a vast, dust-swept landscape, Islamic State caliphate ends in rubble and wreckage 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z The offensive saw U.S.-backed forces attacking ISIS, pushing its fighters from house to house and tent to tent against the Euphrates River, according to reports. US-backed Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State; end of caliphate 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z Nov. 5 — The U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces launch Operation Euphrates Wrath, the first of five operations aiming to retake Raqqa, starting with an encircling of the city. Timeline of the rise and fall of the Islamic State group 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z Nov. 5 - The U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces launch Operation Euphrates Wrath, the first of five operations aiming to retake Raqqa, starting with an encircling of the city. Timeline of the rise and fall of the Islamic State group 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z The militants appeared to be pinned down along a cliff near the Euphrates River as they mount a desperate final stand. White House declares end to Islamic State, but fighting grinds on 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z The jihadists were holed up in what appeared to be caves in a rocky shelf overlooking Baghouz, and in trenches by the Euphrates River. Kurdish forces dispute White House claim Isis is eliminated in Syria 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z The jihadists were holed up in what appeared to be caves in a rocky shelf overlooking Baghouz, and in trenches by the nearby Euphrates River, he said. Islamic State no longer holds territory in Syria: White House 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the SDF, said late on Tuesday that clashes with the militants at the Euphrates were continuing “in several pockets”. Islamic State fighters pinned on Syrian riverbank, warplanes fly above 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Now Dia is battling the militants at IS' last holdout, a speck of territory along the Euphrates River near the Iraqi border called Baghouz. For Syrians, 8 years of war leaves stories of loss and hope 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z Now Dia is battling the militants at IS’ last holdout, a speck of territory along the Euphrates River near the Iraqi border called Baghouz. For Syrians, 8 years of war leaves stories of loss and hope 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z A few years later, the kids in the orphanage were sent to an area near the Euphrates River. These children escaped from ISIS captivity, but there is no joy in their return home 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Pro-Syrian government forces hold the opposite bank of the Euphrates across from Baghouz and Iraqi militias are stationed at the border, cutting off any easy escape route for the jihadists. Gun fire, landmines slow SDF advance in ruins of Islamic State's... 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z As Islamic State lost its Syrian headquarters at Raqqa, he left for Mayadin on the Euphrates river in Iraq, then moved further east across the desert, towards the Iraqi border. Exclusive: Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of... 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Those recent talks reportedly focused on liberated territories east of the Euphrates River Valley and the Syrian city of Manbij from the Islamic State. Syrian endgame eyed as U.S., Russian generals confer in Vienna 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z As IS territory shriveled, thousands of fighters, followers and civilians retreated to Baghouz, a small cluster of hamlets and farmland along the Euphrates River. Islamic State deploys car bombs in defense of last enclave 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z While the fall of the eastern Syrian village on the bank of the Euphrates River would mark a milestone, the militant group remains a threat, using guerrilla tactics and holding some desolate land further west. World digest: March 2, 2019 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z Mustafa Bali of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces tweeted that “heavy clashes” were taking place in the area on the east bank of the Euphrates River. The Latest: Yazidi women, children return home to Iraq 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z Hareth was wounded last week when a shell fell near where he was standing along the Euphrates River, injuring his ear, hand and stomach. Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z Mustafa Bali of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces tweeted Saturday that “heavy clashes” are taking place in the area on the east bank of the Euphrates River. US-backed Syrian fighters advance on 2 fronts against IS 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z According to a U.S. assessment IS fighters and civilian residents are on in a small sliver of land along the Euphrates River. Trump claims 100% of IS land liberated in Syria 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z After almost five years, the battle to dismantle Isis’ brutal “caliphate” is coming to an end in Baghuz, an unremarkable town on the Euphrates river deep in Syria’s eastern desert. Endgame for the Isis ‘caliphate’ looms in small Syrian town 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Baghouz is the final scrap of ground left to Islamic State in the Euphrates valley region that became its last major stronghold in Iraq and Syria after a series of catastrophic defeats in 2017. Islamic State closer to defeat in last Syrian enclave 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z He featured his baptism in the waters of the Euphrates River in a campaign commercial and declared he wouldn’t back Nancy Pelosi for House speaker if he were elected. Key players in disputed congressional race in North Carolina 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Dams on the Euphrates River in Turkey cause water shortages in Iraq and Syria; the ones on the Colorado in the U.S. deny water downstream in Mexico, often leaving the riverbed there dry. Do Dams Increase Water Use? 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Surrounding the town on the banks of the Euphrates are the armies of four nation states and military advisers from at least three more. Agonising hunt by US father for children trapped in Isis enclave 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z U.S.-backed fighters in Syria are poised to capture Islamic State’s last, tiny enclave on the Euphrates, the battle commander said on Saturday, bringing its self-declared caliphate to the brink of total defeat. Trump urges Europe to 'take back' hundreds of captured IS fighters 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z Now, an estimated 1,000 militants and civilians are believed to be surrounded inside about 1 sq km of land in the Middle Euphrates River Valley. Syrian fighters close on last IS villages 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Some of the Islamic State’s most die-hard fighters are pinned down in Baghouz, a remote hamlet nestled on a bend of the Euphrates River close to the Iraqi border. Hundreds streaming out of last ISIS stronghold as extremists face military defeat 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Crammed into a forsaken enclave on the banks of the Euphrates river, the remnants of Isis and their supporters have nowhere to run. 'Nothing left in Baghuz': Isis families flee as war enters endgame 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z To the west of the Euphrates, in territory otherwise held by the Syrian government and its allies, Islamic State retains a foothold in mountainous terrain. Coalition warplanes hit last Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The remaining Islamic State territory in Syria is west of the Euphrates. U.S.-backed Syrian force launches 'final battle' against Islamic State 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z The incident is believed to have taken place on 10 January in a village near Hajin in the Euphrates River valley, where the jihadist group is clinging to its last sliver of land. Isis leader believed to have fled coup attempt by his own fighters 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z As we leave Syria, crossing the Euphrates back into Iraq, the feeling is that all we’ve witnessed is the end of one chapter. As ISIS crumbles, Syrian Kurds worry about US troop withdrawal 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z U.S. officials say that IS fighters hold only several villages in the Middle Euphrates River Valley that amount to significantly less than 10 square kilometers. US officials fear IS fighters are lying low, not defeated 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z The last die-hard fighters are hunkered down in two villages, or about 1.5 square miles of territory, along the Euphrates River near Syria’s border with Iraq. Trump Calls for Keeping Troops in Iraq to Watch Iran, Possibly Upending ISIS Fight 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z In the same way, mountain ranges provide the headwaters for rivers such as the Nile, the Tigris and the Euphrates, allowing agriculture to prosper reliably in otherwise barren regions. Human evolution’s ties to tectonics 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Last year, to prevent a threatened attack by Turkish forces accompanied by Turkey’s Syrian Arab allies, the administration agreed to ease the occupying YPG out of Manbij and east of the nearby Euphrates River. Killing of 4 Americans in Syria throws spotlight on Trump’s policy 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z The group still influences about 300 square kilometers in the Middle Euphrates River Valley, according to the U.S.-led coalition. How Trump slowed rush for Syria exits after huddle in Iraq 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z U.S. troops are still working with a partner known as the Syrian Democratic Forces to stamp out the last IS holdouts in the Middle Euphrates River Valley near the Iraqi border. US starts withdrawing supplies, but not troops, from Syria 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Ankara has repeatedly expressed frustration over a deal with the United States for the withdrawal of the YPG from the city of Manbij, just west of the Euphrates river. Near Syrian border, Turkish defense minister vows operation when... 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Crossing the Euphrates would put the Damascus regime and its backers within striking distance of oilfields in Kurdish-controlled areas. John Bolton arrives in Turkey for tense talks over Syria policy 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Those goals have included routing the Islamic State from its last enclaves in the Middle Euphrates River Valley, ousting Iranian-commanded forces and pursuing a diplomatic resolution to the country’s civil war. Bolton Puts Conditions on Syria Withdrawal, Suggesting a Delay of Months or Years 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z The area, a small pocket of desert between the Euphrates River and the border with Iraq, is one of the last redoubts of Islamic State militants. U.S.-backed militia captures two American militants in battle with Islamic State in Syria 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z To the north is the border with Turkey, to the east the border with Iraq, and the third side is the Euphrates River. With US leaving, rival powers seek to move into Syria’s east 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z “Before us we have Manbij on one side and the east of the Euphrates on the other,” Akar said, underscoring the scale of a potential operation. Near Syrian border, Turkish defense minister vows operation when... 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z “Meanwhile, the central question is whether the US will continue to enforce the deconfliction line at the Euphrates River, so that Hezbollah and Iranian forces to not cross it,” Heras said. John Bolton arrives in Turkey for tense talks over Syria policy 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Aaron Stein, the Middle East program director at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, said Islamic State retained control of just a “sprinkle of villages” near the Euphrates river. Amid U.S. withdrawal plans, U.S.-backed forces still fighting in Syria 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z The province borders Kurdish-held areas east of the Euphrates river in Syria. Russian and Turkish ministers meet for Syria talks 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z Turkey said this month it would launch a sweeping incursion east of the Euphrates River to target the YPG fighters it says threaten its security. Syrian army says its troops have entered Kurdish-held Manbij to thwart Turkish offensive 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z The deal over the city, which lies to the west of the Euphrates river, was agreed in February in a bid stabilise the region. Syrian army 'takes control' of key city 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z But with their negotiating position severely weakened by Trump’s move, Kurdish authorities may be in a race against time to cut a deal as Turkey threatens to launch its offensive east of the Euphrates River. Let down by U.S., Syrian Kurdish leaders look to Russia and Assad 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z The Pentagon spokesman said coalition forces, which Washington coordinates, were continuing to assist the SDF with close air support and artillery strikes in the Middle Euphrates River Valley. Amid U.S. withdrawal plans, U.S.-backed forces still fighting in Syria 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Iraq keeps reinforcements along its frontier to guard against infiltration by IS militants, who hold a pocket of territory along the Euphrates River. Trump in Iraq on first visit to troops in troubled region 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z He said the initial focus was on Manbij and areas just across the nearby Euphrates River. Turkey-backed Syrian fighters prepare to replace US forces 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z “We decided last week to launch a military incursion into the east of the Euphrates River and shared that information with the public,” Erdogan said at a meeting of the Turkish Exporters Assembly in Istanbul. Turkey’s Erdogan delays operation against Kurdish forces in Syria 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Erdogan announced plans last week to start an operation east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria to oust the YPG from the area that it largely controls. Turkey to delay Syria operation, Islamic State mounts attack in... 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The group is at the front lines of the battle against IS along the Euphrates River. AP FACT CHECK: Trump prematurely declares victory over IS 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z The Kurds want a mini-state east of the Euphrates, but as special envoy James Jeffrey said this week at the Atlantic Council, “we do not have permanent relationships with substate entities.” Opinion | Trump’s abrupt decision to pull American troops from Syria is riskier than it looks 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Thousands of jihadist fighters are still in Syria and control splotches of territory in the Euphrates Valley. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Hajin is the last sizable town that the Islamic State holds in its remaining enclave east of the Euphrates River. World Digest: Dec. 15, 2018 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z A year ago, they set up the Euphrates Center Against Violence and Terrorism, a clearinghouse to distribute information for use by law enforcement or intelligence officials, mainly in Turkey and Europe. ‘If He’s Hiding, I Will Find Him.’ One Man’s Hunt for the Militants Who Killed His Father 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z The pocket along the Euphrates represents just one percent of the territory it once held. AP FACT CHECK: Trump prematurely declares victory over IS 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Hajin is the last big town that the Islamic State holds in its remaining enclave east of the Euphrates River. U.S.-led coalition destroys Syrian mosque used as ISIS command center 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z “We will start our incursion to save east of the Euphrates from the separatist terror group within days,” he said. Turkey Threatens Incursion Into Syria, Raising U.S. Concerns 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z The SDF, under U.S. overwatch, is now spread over most of Syria east of the Euphrates River, including towns along the Turkish border. Trump administration tries to head off Turkish assault on Kurds in Syria 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Located beside the Euphrates River, it was liberated from the Islamic State by Kurdish forces over three years ago. America’s hidden war in Syria 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Over the past days, hundreds of civilians were able to flee the enclave toward areas controlled by the SDF east of the Euphrates River and government-controlled regions on the river's west bank. Syrian Kurdish-led fighters take Hajin, last town held by IS 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z The move, which he said would focus on territory to the east of the Euphrates river, risks confrontation with the US. Turkey 'to launch new Syria operation soon' 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z United States forces control the airspace and, with the Syrian Democratic Forces, most of the northeastern corner of Syria that lies east of the Euphrates River. Turkey Threatens Incursion Into Syria, Raising U.S. Concerns 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z In Syria, the U.S. coalition supports Kurdish-led forces who control areas east of the Euphrates and have been fighting off a new IS offensive. On Iraq's border with Syria, Iran-backed militia warily eye U.S.... 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Once among the greenest places in the city, this denuded square on the northern bank of the Euphrates River is now a graveyard for some fifteen hundred people. A Year After the End of ISIS Control in Raqqa, a Ruined City Looks to Rebuild 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z For the most part, the Shiite coalition’s war on the Sunni rebels has taken place west of the Euphrates, separate from the Kurds’ war with the Islamic State. Is the Trump Administration Pivoting the Fight in Syria Toward a War with Iran? 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z "We will start the operation to clear the east of the Euphrates from separatist terrorists in a few days," Mr Erdogan said on a televised speech on Wednesday, referring to territory held by the YPG. Turkey 'to launch new Syria operation soon' 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Islamic State is still present in eastern Syria in a pocket east of the Euphrates River near the border with Iraq. Turkey uneasy about U.S. plan for observation posts on Syria... 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z Last month, in a spike in tensions, Turkey said its military shelled Kurdish positions across the border in Syria, east of the Euphrates River. US-backed Syrian fighters resume offensive against IS 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z In a spike in tensions along the border, Turkey said it shelled Kurdish positions in northern Syria, east of the Euphrates River. World Digest: Oct. 31, 2018 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The village in northern Aleppo’s countryside is across the Euphrates that separates Turkey-backed Syrian opposition forces and the YPG, which Turkey considers a terror organization linked to an insurgency within its own borders. Turkey strikes Kurdish positions in northern Syria 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z The deal over Manbij, which lies to the west of the Euphrates river, was agreed in February in a bid stabilise the region. Turkey 'to launch new Syria operation soon' 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z The Observatory said that the fighting continued until early Saturday and that IS gunmen attacked SDF positions on the eastern banks of the Euphrates river in east Syria. IS gunmen kill 40 US-backed fighters in eastern Syria 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z The Observatory said the fighting continued until early Saturday and that IS gunmen attacked SDF positions on the eastern banks of the Euphrates river in east Syria. IS gunmen kill 40 US-backed fighters in eastern Syria 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z On Friday, Erdogan said Turkey would not allow "terror groups located east of the Euphrates River" to threaten Turkey's security. Turkey hosts summit to seek solutions to end war in Syria 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Kurdish Hawar news agency also reported the shelling, saying Turkish artillery targeted other villages east of the Euphrates as well. Turkey strikes Kurdish positions in northern Syria 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Both took place west of the Euphrates river. Turkey 'to launch new Syria operation soon' 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Turkey launched two incursions into Syria, in 2016 and 2018, into areas west of the Euphrates, pushing Islamic State militants as well as Syrian Kurdish fighters from its border. Turkey seeks political solution for Syria at 4-way summit 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z No mention is made of the Yemeni sites damaged by Saudi bombs, such as Mari on the banks of the Euphrates River — one of the world’s largest cities 4,000 years ago. Ancient cities rescued from rubble, bit by bit 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z The troops are removed from the fight against the bulk of remaining Islamic State forces, which are dug in along the Euphrates River to the north. Tiny U.S. base assumes outsize role in Trump’s Syria strategy 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z In the southern city of Basra, where the Tigris merges with Iraq’s other fabled river, the Euphrates, riots broke out this summer over the chronic pollution and water scarcity. Water pollution in Iraq threatens Mandaean religious rites 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The militants took the hostages to the last enclave they control east of the Euphrates River. World Digest: Oct. 13, 2018 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Erdogan says: “God willing, very soon … we will leave the terror nests east of the Euphrates in disarray.” The Latest: UN food agency prepared for Syria refugees 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Erdogan says: “God willing, very soon … we will leave the terror nests east of the Euphrates in disarray.” Turkey’s Erdogan renews threat of another Syria incursion 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Erdogan says: “God willing, very soon … we will leave the terror nests east of the Euphrates in disarray.” Turkey’s Erdogan renews threat of another Syria incursion 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said it fired six medium-range missiles into Syria from bases in western Iran at 2 a.m. local time, striking east of the Euphrates River and killing and wounding several militants. Iran fires missiles at Islamic State militants in Syria to retaliate for military parade attack 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z But the missile strike was on what it said was the headquarters of the Islamic State group in the eastern Euphrates River valley, close to Syria’s border with Iraq. Iran Fires a Ballistic Missile at ISIS in Syria, Avenging an Earlier Attack 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Turkey launched incursion into Syria in 2016 and 2018, into areas west of the Euphrates, pushing Islamic State militants as well as Syrian Kurdish fighters from the border area. The Latest: UN food agency prepared for Syria refugees 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Turkey launched incursion into Syria in 2016 and 2018, into areas west of the Euphrates, pushing Islamic State militants as well as Syrian Kurdish fighters from the border area. Turkey’s Erdogan renews threat of another Syria incursion 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Turkey launched incursion into Syria in 2016 and 2018, into areas west of the Euphrates, pushing Islamic State militants as well as Syrian Kurdish fighters from the border area. Turkey’s Erdogan renews threat of another Syria incursion 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Erdoğan said Syrian Kurdish fighters east of the Euphrates river posed the biggest threat for Syria’s future. Russia and Turkey to set up Idlib buffer zone to protect civilians 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z That leaves a swathe of northern Syria it controls, known as the Euphrates Shield zone. Syria conflict: why does Idlib matter and what could happen? 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z The Syrian Democratic Forces launched a ground offensive on Monday against jihadist militants around Hajin, a town in the Middle Euphrates River Valley. Last IS pocket in east Syria under attack 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z The Syrian Democratic Forces says operations began on Monday to expel IS militants from the town of Hajin and surrounding villages on the northeast banks of the Euphrates River. US-backed group in last push to defeat IS in northeast Syria 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z That victory mean Kurds were pushed back from the frontier with Syria, from west of the Euphrates river, giving Turkey more leverage to shape its interests. Turkey warns Russia an attack on Idlib will turn it into ‘lake of blood’ 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z With its infrastructure in ruins, millions displaced and the Kurds in control of territory east of the Euphrates River, Syria’s war would still be a long way from resolution, even with Idlib in government hands. In Idlib, Final Offensive in Syrian War May Come at Horrific Cost 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z “In Iraq he found another calling, and was baptized in the Euphrates River.” North Carolina: Trump to raise funds for 2 House candidates 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z The city’s two main bridges, crossing the Euphrates River, were destroyed by the United States-led coalition, and to this day, residents must cross the river on shaky barges. U.S. Will Not Spend $230 Million Allocated to Repair Devastated Syrian Cities 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z On the rocky banks of the Euphrates in the former capital of the Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate, boatmen yell to coax passengers onto rickety metal barges. An Ancient River in Syria Sections Off a Modern War 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z The Euphrates is already heavily dammed in Syria and Turkey. Special Report: How Iraq's agricultural heartland is dying of thirst 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z The A-10s swerved to avoid the Russian plane, which was supposed to fly only west of the Euphrates. American-Russian Relations in Syria? Less Rosy Than Trump and Putin Claim 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z An agreement last month between Turkey and the U.S. announced that the militia will leave Manbij, west of the Euphrates river. Exit of US-backed Kurdish militia from Syrian town complete 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z The area around al-Soussa, on the eastern bank of the Euphrates river, is still under the control of IS, which still retains pockets of territory near the border with Iraq. Anti-IS air strike 'kills many civilians' 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z The two major bridges spanning the Euphrates are impassable, cutting the city in half. An Ancient River in Syria Sections Off a Modern War 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Turkey entered northwestern Syria in 2016 in an incursion known as Operation Euphrates Shield, which targeted Islamic State as well as Kurdish forces. Turkey puts down roots in a corner of war-torn Syria 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z On Feb. 7, nearly 500 pro-Syrian government fighters attacked a small American outpost east of the Euphrates River. American-Russian Relations in Syria? Less Rosy Than Trump and Putin Claim 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z The marshlands, which are fed by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, are a spawning ground for Gulf fisheries and home to bird species and wildfowl migrating between Siberia and Africa. Iraq's wetland wildlife threatened by low water levels 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z The nearby town of Albu Kamal, on the western bank of the Euphrates, was retaken by Syrian government forces in December. Anti-IS air strike 'kills many civilians' 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z The Syrian government controls Deir al-Zour, the largest Syrian city on the Euphrates, but the bridge that connects it to its eastern suburbs across the river is destroyed. An Ancient River in Syria Sections Off a Modern War 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Local divers and river patrols say their branch of the Euphrates is far shallower than it was this time last year. Iraq bans farming summer crops as water crisis grows dire 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Most of the family’s time was spent in Tabqa, a city on the Euphrates River. Forgiven by her native Chechnya, a woman is returned from Islamic State 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z American and French officers oversee a Kurdish-led force east of the Euphrates river. How a victorious Bashar al-Assad is changing Syria 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z The Euphrates valley area is one of the last parts of Syria under IS control. Iraq 'kills 45 IS leaders' in Syria 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z But large patches of territory remain beyond his control, including the expansive region north of the Euphrates River that is administered by the Syrian Kurds. Syria’s Assad threatens to attack area under US-backed Kurds 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Turkey is siphoning off an ever-growing share of the Tigris and Euphrates to feed its growing population in a warming climate. Iraq bans farming summer crops as water crisis grows dire 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z They led rival fronts against Islamic State militants last year, and they maintain a protracted front against each other along the Euphrates River. Syria’s Assad threatens to attack area under US-backed Kurds 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z “What is the U.S.’s political approach in eastern Syria, including around the Middle Euphrates River Valley? Who will govern these areas?” said Mr. Jones of the strategic studies center. Battle to Stamp Out ISIS in Syria Gains New Momentum, but Threats Remain 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Kurdish and allied Arab militia backed by the United States hold the quarter of Syria east of the Euphrates. U.S. warns Syria of 'firm' measures for ceasefire violations 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z Last year, they led rival campaigns against the Islamic State group, and maintain a protracted front against each other along the Euphrates. Syria’s Assad threatens to attack area under US-backed Kurds 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z The goodwill that first greeted the coalition is fading as popular anger mounts, especially in the Arab heartlands south of Raqqa, along the Euphrates river. America’s strategy against Islamic State is storing up trouble 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z A war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, reported two waves of U.S.-led missile attacks early Thursday it said targeted areas controlled by IS east of the Euphrates River. Syria state-run media reports US-led airstrike on army posts 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z After rebel groups took part in Turkey's Operation Euphrates Shield, which resulted in Turkey's occupation of northern Syria, the Syrian Interim Government was chosen by Ankara to help control areas formerly under Islamic State. Syrian forces battling Assad seek unity through the National Army 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Cuneiform is the wedge-shaped writing used thousands of years ago in Mesopotamia, the “Cradle of Civilization” between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in what is now Iraq. Ancient artifacts seized from Hobby Lobby returned to Iraq 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z “We are encouraged by the return of some Syrian Democratic Force partners to the Middle Euphrates River Valley,” Colonel Dillon told reporters on Tuesday. American Warplanes Shift Tactics to Target Last ISIS Pockets in Eastern Syria 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The Americans and the SDF operate in an area east of the Euphrates. Donald Trump and his advisers cannot agree on a Syria policy 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Chief among those is dealing with a small militant force dug in along the Euphrates River near the city of Bukamal, on Syria’s border with Iraq. Even as Trump urges Syria exit, the military says it’s not finished with ISIS 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Officials said the U.S. is tracking two pockets where IS remains viable — one in the Middle Euphrates Valley Region, another along the Iraq-Syria border. Trump scales back US goals in Syria, against aides’ advice 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Although the exact size and composition of the forces crossing the Euphrates that night is in dispute, the fact of the crossing and the presence of Wagner Group mercenaries is not. A U.S. Battlefield Victory Against Russia’s ‘Little Green Men’ 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z The brief sense of peace that has mostly reigned since Islamic State terrorists were driven out of the city has given way to another threat: Turkey’s Euphrates Shield campaign. Trump’s withdraw from Syria has Manbij fearing Turkey’s offensive 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Even if IS did not make a comeback, with the Americans gone, regime forces and Iranian-backed militias would soon be pushing across the Euphrates in an attempt to retake territory. Donald Trump and his advisers cannot agree on a Syria policy 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z It’s possible to imagine a compromise settlement under which Kurdish forces were relocated east of the Euphrates and U.S. troops remained in Manbij to help protect civilians. Opinion | Caving in to Erdogan would be easy. But Trump must demand more. 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z A deal might see the YPG pull back to east of the Euphrates river, while Turkey and America work with local leaders to keep the peace. After taking Afrin, Turkey looks for new targets in Syria 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Turkish officials say they have agreed to the outlines of a plan with the Americans for the Y.P.G. to withdraw to east of the Euphrates River. Emboldened Turkey Pushes Deeper Into Syria, but Risks Abound 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z “After Turkey launched Euphrates Shield, their behavior started to change.” Trump’s withdraw from Syria has Manbij fearing Turkey’s offensive 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z In August 2016 it launched Euphrates Shield, an operation that relied on Syrian rebel groups to clear towns controlled by Isis from the border and halt Kurdish expansion west of the Euphrates river. Syrian rebel victory in Afrin reveals strength of Turkish-backed force 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z A gap of around 60 miles separates Afrin from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces’ presence to the east, roughly demarcated by the Euphrates river. Syria’s new exiles: Kurds flee Afrin after Turkish assault 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z The first step and “the crux of the matter,” a senior Turkish official said, is to withdraw the Kurds from the Syrian town of Manbij and relocate them east of the Euphrates River. U.S. moving to repair relations with Turkey, endangering ties with Kurdish allies 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Islamic State retains control in parts of the Middle Euphrates River Valley, the site of the most intense fighting in recent weeks between Islamic State, pro-regime forces and U.S.-backed forces. As Kurds Depart Islamic State Fight, U.S. Faces a Void in Syria 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z She’s given the opportunity to travel to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers circa 2000 BC, and has the opportunity to learn about just who is controlling the secrets of time travel technology. 15 new science fiction and fantasy books to read this March 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z He’s referring to the U.S.-Russia “deconfliction” agreement in which the Russians agreed to stay west of the Euphrates River. Russia’s Attack on U.S. Troops 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z The force is said to have crossed the River Euphrates and shelled the base close to Khursham, a short distance from highly-prized oil fields. Who are Russia's shadowy mercenaries fighting in Syria? 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Such a joint deployment could take place if YPG fighters first withdrew to positions east of the Euphrates river, long a Turkish demand. U.S. and Turkey agree to mend ties; Turks propose joint deployment... 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z U.S.-backed Syrian militias continue to fight in eastern Syria, where Islamic State retains a foothold in the Euphrates River Valley, near the border with Iraq. Tangled fight in Syria poses new dangers to U.S. 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z They crossed the Euphrates River, shelling an SDF base, where American advisers were present. Did US strikes kill Russians in Syria? 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z The Islamic State group has been largely defeated in Iraq and is near destruction in Syria, where pockets of insurgents still operate along the Euphrates River, near the Iraq border and in other scattered locations. US wants foreign fighters in Syria to face justice at home 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z The U.S. said its troops would stand their ground against a Turkish offensive and wouldn’t make Kurdish forces evacuate the region on the west bank of the Euphrates River. NATO to Try ‘Kitchen Table’ to Soothe U.S.-Turkey Dispute 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z Such a joint deployment could take place if YPG fighters first withdrew to positions east of the Euphrates river, long a Turkish demand. U.S. and Turkey agree to mend ties; Turks propose joint deployment... 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z The end finally came near Deir ez-Zor along the Euphrates river valley basin, where the most senior members of the group are known to have sought refuge. The jihadist 'Beatles': Britons who became the face of Isis cruelty 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Special Operations forces, five miles east of the Euphrates and possibly near Syrian oil fields. Opinion | It’s time to untangle the mess in Syria. Here’s how to do it. 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z “We assume it is because they want to divert our attention from the ongoing operations against Daesh in the Euphrates Valley,” he said, using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State. U.S. troops may be at risk of ‘mission creep’ after a deadly battle in the Syrian desert 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z “But it is an indication that we’re willing to defend the demarcation line that we’ve set up along the Euphrates River between U.S.-backed Syrian opposition forces and Syrian government forces.” U.S. airstrike on Syrian forces spurs fears of ‘mission creep’ 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Citing unnamed US officials, the Times reported the pair of men were captured by the American backed Kurdish militia the Syrian Democratic Forces, operating south of the Euphrates river, close to the Syria-Iraq border. British Isis fighters known as 'the Beatles' captured in Syria – reports 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z The overnight strikes killed an estimated 100 pro-government fighters near the Euphrates river. Syria condemns US air strike as massacre 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, aided by coalition support, are battling Islamic State militants east of the Euphrates River. US airstrike repels attack by Syrian regime-backed troops 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z He said the remaining attackers retreated to the western side of the Euphrates. U.S. troops may be at risk of ‘mission creep’ after a deadly battle in the Syrian desert 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Pockets of IS fighters, however, remain in eastern Syria between the Euphrates River and the Iraqi border. At US outpost in Syria, US general backs Kurdish fighters 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Turkey fiercely resisted U.S. proposals to allow YPG fighters from eastern Syria to cross the nearby Euphrates River to seize Manbij, calling it an unacceptable red line. Syrian City is Flashpoint of Tensions Between Turkey and U.S. 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z The Middle Euphrates Valley serves as an informal demarcation line in eastern Syria, with the government controlling the western side and the US-backed SDF the east. Syria condemns US air strike as massacre 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Other officials liken the offensive to one in 2016 that saw Turkey wrest from IS a 100km stretch of Syrian territory west of the Euphrates river. Turkey’s offensive in Syria complicates an already chaotic war 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Thursday the offensive extends over several kilometers along the western banks of the Euphrates river in the eastern province, killing over a dozen government fighters and allied militia. The Latest: NATO appeals on Turkey for restraint in Syria 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Coalition forces are attacking the last remnants of the Islamic State in the Euphrates River valley of Syria, near the Iraqi border. Mixed Messages From U.S. as Turkey Attacks Syrian Kurds 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z In the field, American warplanes and Kurdish-led ground forces are hunting for the roughly 1,000 remaining Islamic State fighters hiding along the Euphrates River valley near the border with Syria and Iraq. Defeated in Syria, ISIS Fighters Held in Camps Still Pose a Threat 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Russia controls Syrian airspace in the region west of the Euphrates River, which includes Afrin, while the United States controls the skies east of the Euphrates. As Turkey Attacks Kurds in Syria, U.S. Is on the Sideline 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, American airstrikes killed up to 150 IS fighters at a command center in the area known as the Middle Euphrates River Valley, the U.S.-led coalition said. US pulled multiple ways in Syria as Islamic State recedes 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z In Syria, darkness now reigns along a 300km stretch where lights use to line the Euphrates River in the east of the country. Satellite Eye on Earth: November and December 2017 - in pictures 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Manbij is in many respects the gateway to those areas, a regional center some miles west of the Euphrates. Mixed Messages From U.S. as Turkey Attacks Syrian Kurds 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Turkey’s “Euphrates Shield” operation to drive back Islamic State and YPG fighters, which it launched in August 2016, lasted seven months. Turkey says campaign against US-backed Kurdish force in Syria will be 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z Turkey intervened in the war in Syria in August 2016 to limit Kurdish expansion west of the Euphrates river and to drive Isis, which controlled key border towns, from the area as well. Turkey starts ground incursion into Kurdish-controlled Afrin in Syria 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z It would also, he said, hold the line between S.D.F.-held territory and areas held by Syrian government forces, roughly along the Euphrates River. U.S.-Backed Force Could Cement a Kurdish Enclave in Syria 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z The US plans to train about 30,000 personnel to help prevent infiltration by IS militants across the Turkish and Iraqi borders and the River Euphrates, which effectively divides Kurdish- and Syrian government-held regions. Turkish forces mass near Kurdish areas 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z A US military assessment is that he is probably hiding in the Euphrates river valley, along the border with Syria. 'We will get him': the long hunt for Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Turkey’s “Euphrates Shield” operation to drive back Islamic State and YPG fighters, which it launched in August 2016, lasted seven months. Turkey says campaign against US-backed Kurdish force in Syria will be 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z More Arabs would serve along the Euphrates River Valley and the Iraqi border, and more Kurds would serve in areas of northern Syria, the coalition said. New U.S.-backed 'border force' in Syria infuriates Ankara, Damascus 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z It once roamed “from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in western Asia, as far east as China’s Yangtze River.” How do you keep an elephant warm? Knit a blanket! 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, Mr Erdogan told a meeting of his AK Party that Operation Euphrates Shield "drove a dagger into the heart of the game played in Syria" by the Kurds. Turkish forces mass near Kurdish areas 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z It once roamed “from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in western Asia, as far east as China's Yangtze River.” How Do You Keep an Elephant Warm? Knit a Giant Blanket 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z The dusty agricultural hub, on the northern banks of the Euphrates River, was the first provincial capital to slip from Syrian government control in March 2013. Islamic State’s self-styled capital is in ruins and its population scattered. Who will rebuild Raqqah? 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z The force would operate along the borders with Turkey and Iraq, as well as within Syria along the Euphrates River, which separates most SDF territory from that held by the government. New U.S.-backed 'border force' in Syria infuriates Ankara, Damascus 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z It reflects the proximity of Russian-backed and US-backed forces in the Euphrates River valley, as the campaign against the remnants of so-called IS moves into a new phase. Flares fired at Russian jets in Syria - US 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z The A-10s swerved to avoid the Russian aircraft, which was supposed to fly only west of the Euphrates. In Syria’s Skies, Close Calls With Russian Warplanes 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Russian airstrikes killed 21 people in a village on the eastern side of the Euphrates River in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Wednesday. World Digest: Dec. 6, 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z All that remains from the so-called “caliphate” that once stretched to the edges of Baghdad are patches of territory along the Euphrates in the deserts of Syria and Iraq. Iraqi forces launch anti-IS operation in western Anbar 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z More Arabs would serve along the Euphrates River Valley and the Iraqi border, and more Kurds would serve in areas of northern Syria, the coalition said. New U.S.-backed 'border force' in Syria infuriates Ankara, Damascus 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z The militants are now concentrated in a string of Syrian villages along the Euphrates River and desert areas straddling the porous border between Syria and Iraq. Islamic State has lost 90% of its territory in Iraq and Syria. Where in the world is Abu Bakr Baghdadi? – LA Times 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z In early November, as the airspace constricted over the shrinking battlefield, the two sides agreed to the Euphrates as the dividing line for operations. In Syria’s Skies, Close Calls With Russian Warplanes 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Now, after several defeats, the militants have been penned into Syrian towns and villages along the Euphrates River. World Digest: Nov. 9, 2017 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z “We will soon see the Syrian government and popular forces in Syria east of the Euphrates and they will liberate the city of Raqqa.” After IS collapse, Syria government faces US-backed Kurds 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z The force would operate along the borders with Turkey and Iraq, as well as within Syria along the Euphrates River, which separates most SDF territory from that held by the government. New U.S.-backed 'border force' in Syria infuriates Ankara, Damascus 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z The fighters now hold just a small stretch of towns running south along the Euphrates River and into Iraq. Syrian army declares victory in Deir al-Zour as Islamic State territory crumbles 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z On the Iraqi side, pro-government forces said they had captured the last border post with Syria in the Euphrates valley and entered the nearby town of al-Qaim, the group’s last Iraqi bastion. Fresh losses in Syria and Iraq push Islamic State 'caliphate' to the brink 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z The advance left Isis encircled between the city and the Euphrates river, it added. Deir ez-Zor cleared of last Islamic State fighters , says monitoring group 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Raqqah, a once bustling agricultural hub on the northern banks of the Euphrates River, now lies in ruins, its entire population displaced across Syria and beyond. One family's tale of life under Islamic State: 'We were living in a big prison' 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z When Ahmed Hassan was a child, he played soccer in a stadium in the center of Raqqa, a Syrian city on the banks of the Euphrates River where he grew up. The End of the Caliphate 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z The US military this past week estimated that 6,500 Isis fighters remain in eastern Syria and western Iraq, many concentrated along the Euphrates valley straddling the border. Trump more optimistic on Isis after Raqqa than key advisers 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z The offensive is aimed at capturing al Qaim and another smaller town further down the Euphrates on the north bank, Rawa. Fresh losses in Syria and Iraq push Islamic State 'caliphate' to the brink 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Tribes in Iraq’s Euphrates Valley pleaded for U.S. aid that was initially slow to arrive. Opinion | The rubble in Raqqa reminds us of our military might. But what’s next? 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z When a summer heat wave hit Raqqa, nestled on the banks of the Euphrates River, children jumped into the fountain at the center of the Naem traffic circle to get some relief. The Life and Death of a Raqqa Landmark 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z In the Euphrates River valley, we passed lush fields. A trip through horror, confusion and contradictions in Syria 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z However, he estimated that 6,500 Islamic State militants remained in Iraq and Syria, and that fighting would continue in Raqqa and the Euphrates River Valley. Can Trump Claim Credit for a Waning Islamic State? 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z They had also entered the town of al-Qaim itself, which is located just inside the border on the south side of the Euphrates. Fresh losses in Syria and Iraq push Islamic State 'caliphate' to the brink 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z In Iraq, that left IS in control only of the area in and around the town of al-Qaim, on the River Euphrates by the Syrian border in the far west of Anbar province. Islamic State group: The full story 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z “These are not desert areas, they are villages along the Euphrates that were IS strongholds,” the Britain-based monitoring group said. Raqqa recaptured from Islamic State, US-backed forces announce 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z On October 14th, Syrian forces took al-Mayadin, another town on the Euphrates, from Islamic State. A new war in Iraq, now between Shia Arabs and Kurds 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Turkey conducted operation "Euphrates Shield" in neighbouring Aleppo province earlier this year against so-called Islamic States and Kurdish militia. Turkey-backed attack launched in NW Syria 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z Turkey earlier this year ended its months-long Euphrates Shield operation against jihadists and Kurdish forces in Aleppo province that involved both the Turkish army and Syrian rebels. Syria: Turkish forces prepare to support anti-Assad rebels in Idlib 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z Gradually the militants' tide receded further and further down the Euphrates valley, with the SDF, backed by perhaps 2,000 US special forces with artillery and air power, doing most of the pushing. Islamic State group: The full story 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Russian engineers extended pontoon bridges across the Euphrates, facilitating the dispatch of reinforcements to the eastern banks of the river, where Syrian troops are closing in on IS militants from the west. Syria troops in near-full siege of IS in key city 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z In August, they captured the town of Manbij, a key Islamic State supply hub west of the Euphrates River. Iraqi Kurdish vote latest in series of de facto breaks 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z It said the offensive was “a feature of the final stages of the Euphrates Wrath campaign, which is nearing its end”. US-backed fighters 'seize 80% of Raqqa from Islamic State' 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z The Islamic State is now under pressure from three large offensives in one of its last major territorial holdings, the Euphrates River Valley, which straddles Iraq and Syria. Iraqi forces launch battle against Islamic State footholds in vast Anbar province 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Syrian troops battling the Islamic State militant group crossed to the eastern bank of the Euphrates River in Deir al-Zour on Monday, threatening a potential standoff with the U.S.-backed forces operating there. World Digest: Sept. 18, 2017 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z He said his forces will avoid any clashes as SDF commanders convened to review their plans but that the eastern banks of the Euphrates river remain the focus of their advances. Syrian troops battling IS cross river toward US-backed force 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Townsend said he believes that Islamic State leader Baghdadi is moving between hideouts in the Euphrates valley, contradicting Russian claims that he is probably dead. The Islamic State is on the run in Iraq, but some major battles remain 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The command of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement that Saturday’s air raid occurred on the eastern side of the Euphrates River in the industrial area that was recently liberated from Isis. Syria: Russian airstrike wounds six US-backed fighters 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z “Our forces east of the Euphrates were hit with an attack from the Russian aircraft and Syrian regime forces, targeting our units in the industrial zone,” the SDF said in a statement. Jets strike U.S.-backed forces in eastern Syria: SDF 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Lapin said Isis and other Islamic extremist groups now control about 15% of Syria, with Isis in retreat and heading for a final showdown in the Euphrates valley. With Assad's fate secure, Russia sets its sights on Isis fighters in Syria 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z As the convoy arrived in the middle Euphrates River Valley, the battle followed them there. Why Did the U.S. Allow a Convoy of ISIS Fighters to Go Free? 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Kirkuk is just one of several flashpoints stretching west to Sinjar, and up the Euphrates into Syria, where Arab and Kurdish forces compete to fill the vacuum left by IS. A Kurdish referendum on independence risks backfiring 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z They are now seeking to advance southwards along the western side of the Euphrates to the town of Albu Kamal, which is on the border with Iraq. 'Russian raids' kill dozens in east Syria 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z “Our forces east of the Euphrates were hit with an attack from the Russian aircraft and Syrian regime forces, targeting our units in the industrial zone,” the SDF said in a statement. Jets strike U.S.-backed forces in eastern Syria: SDF 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z The SDF, backed by U.S.-led air strikes and special forces on the ground, has captured most of Raqqa, upstream along the Euphrates, from Islamic State. Syria army, U.S.-backed forces converge on Islamic State in separate offensives 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z The Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-dominated militia supported by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, said Saturday that they would clear the Islamist militants from territory east of the Euphrates River. U.S.-backed forces announce anti-ISIS push in Syria’s oil-rich east 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z With U.S.-led air cover and special forces on the ground, the alliance of mostly Kurdish and Arab militias is fighting to seize Raqqa, upstream along the Euphrates River. U.S.-backed SDF launches operation in Syria's Deir al-Zor: statement 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z The statement from the Deir al-Zor Military Council, fighting as part of the SDF, said assaults would aim to drive the jihadist militants out of areas they hold north and east of the Euphrates river. U.S.-backed SDF attacks Islamic State in Syria's Deir al-Zor province 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z The recent intelligence indicates that they are concentrating forces and shifting their operations base to the Middle Euphrates River Valley, which lies between Iraq and Syria. Vast new intelligence haul fuels next phase of fight against Islamic State 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Much of northeast Syria to the east of the Euphrates is held by the SDF, which is dominated by the Kurdish YPG militia. Syria army, U.S.-backed forces converge on Islamic State in separate offensives 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z When he tried to escape across the Euphrates River, he was marched at gunpoint into the city center. The Last Days of ISIS’s Capital: Airstrikes if You Stay, Land Mines if You Flee 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The Syrian army reached its enclave in Deir al-Zor city this week, on the western bank of the Euphrates, breaching an Islamic State siege that had lasted three years. U.S.-backed SDF launches operation in Syria's Deir al-Zor: statement 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z The statement from the Deir al-Zor Military Council, fighting as part of the SDF, said assaults would aim to drive the jihadist militants out of areas they hold north and east of the Euphrates river. U.S.-backed SDF attacks Islamic State in Syria's Deir al-Zor province 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z To counter the Iranians, Tillerson supports a quick move by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces to capture the lower Euphrates Valley. Opinion | Tillerson is working with China and Russia — very, very quietly 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z The SDF, backed by U.S.-led air strikes and special forces on the ground, has captured most of Raqqa, upstream along the Euphrates, from Islamic State. Syria army, U.S.-backed forces converge on Islamic State in separate offensives 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Increasingly, the jihadists are being squeezed into a ribbon along the Euphrates valley. The jihadists of Islamic State are fighting for their survival 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z With U.S.-led air cover and special forces on the ground, the alliance of mostly Kurdish and Arab militias is fighting to seize Raqqa, upstream along the Euphrates River. U.S.-backed SDF launches operation in Syria's Deir al-Zor: statement 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z U.S. officials are pleased that Hijab and other opposition leaders want to join the fight in the Euphrates Valley. Opinion | Trump’s big decision in Syria 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Operations in the Euphrates River area, which straddle the Syrian and Iraqi border, will be more complex than the battle for Tal Afar, which was surrounded for months by Iraqi forces. Officials Eye Euphrates River Valley as Last Stand for ISIS 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Much of northeast Syria to the east of the Euphrates is held by the SDF, which is dominated by the Kurdish YPG militia. Syria army, U.S.-backed forces converge on Islamic State in separate offensives 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Numerous vulnerable and endangered species are threatened by the construction of the dam, including the Euphrates softshell turtle, the red‐wattled lapwing, and many other rare birds, bats and mammals. Turkey's 12,000-year-old Hasankeyf citadel faces obliteration 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z The Syrian army reached its enclave in Deir al-Zor city this week, on the western bank of the Euphrates, breaching an Islamic State siege that had lasted three years. U.S.-backed SDF launches operation in Syria's Deir al-Zor: statement 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z The United States and its Kurdish partners dominate east of the Euphrates River. Opinion | Trump’s big decision in Syria 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Maadan lies along the southern banks of the Euphrates River and is 60 kilometers, or 37 miles, east of the city of Raqqa, where the U.S-backed Syrian opposition forces are battling IS. IS militants push back advancing Syrian troops near Raqqa 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z After the incident, Moscow publicly warned it would consider any planes flying west of the Euphrates River to be targets. As Syria war tightens, U.S. and Russia military hotlines humming 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says Islamic State militants are caught in a military vise that will squeeze them from both ends of the Euphrates River valley that bisects Iraq and Syria. Mattis: IS militants caught in Iraq-Syria military vise 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z The linkup of the eastern and western fronts deprives the Islamic State from access to the Euphrates River and effectively leaves the remaining militants in Raqqa and thousands of civilians surrounded. U.S.-backed Syrian fighters link up from east, west in Raqqa 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z The U.S. piece of this puzzle is the area east of the Euphrates. Opinion | Trump’s big decision in Syria 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z In last year’s cross-border operation dubbed Euphrates Shield, Turkey-backed Syrian opposition groups and the Turkish military cleared an area in northern Syria of IS and prevented the YPG from conjoining its territories. Turkey warns new military moves in Syria imminent 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z "We continue those procedures right on down the Euphrates River Valley." As Syria war tightens, U.S. and Russia military hotlines humming 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Full control of the southern districts would sever Islamic State's last remaining path to the Euphrates River which is to the south of the city. SDF advances against Islamic State in southern Raqqa 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Now, the United States is focusing its energies — and warplanes — on ISIS-occupied areas of eastern Syria in an offensive dubbed “Wrath of the Euphrates.” Burning Raqqa: The civilian toll on the U.S.’ latest anti-ISIS strategy 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z From the second floor of the building, the girls could see the Euphrates river, but they were hidden from view by the surrounding trees and fences. Slaves of Isis: the long walk of the Yazidi women 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Founded around 2900 BC on the western bank of the Euphrates River, Mari was located at a trade crossroads between Syria and Mesopotamia. The Greatest Library Before Alexandria 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z After the incident, Moscow publicly warned it would consider any planes flying west of the Euphrates River to be targets. As Syria war tightens, U.S. and Russia military hotlines humming 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Full control of the southern districts would sever Islamic State's last remaining path to the Euphrates River which is to the south of the city. SDF advances against Islamic State in southern Raqqa 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z They lived in Tabqa, a small city on the banks of the Euphrates River in northern Syria. Burning Raqqa: The civilian toll on the U.S.’ latest anti-ISIS strategy 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Some 290km to the south-west of Mosul, IS also holds a string of towns in Anbar province along the Iraqi portion of the River Euphrates. Mosul defeat a blow to IS, but not the end - BBC News 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Now Courtney and her partner are orbiting a crossing over the Euphrates River, moving from Iraq into Syria. The watchers: Airmen who surveil the Islamic State never get to look away 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z "We continue those procedures right on down the Euphrates River Valley." As Syria war tightens, U.S. and Russia military hotlines humming 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z A Russian official initially suggested the Euphrates boundary about 18 months ago, according to a U.S. official. Opinion | Working with Russia might be the best path to peace in Syria 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z It was also at an important crossroads between the Euphrates and the Khabur River, which originates in Turkey. In Syria’s Raqqa, Old City wall a testament to glorious days 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z On Thursday, the US-backed Arab-Kurd alliance sealed off the jihadists’ last escape route by capturing territory on the southern bank of the Euphrates. US-backed force enters Syria’s Isis-held Raqqa from south, says monitor 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z Despite the Russians’ public protests, they quietly agreed last weekend on a roughly 80-mile “deconfliction” line that stretches from a few miles west of here to a village on the Euphrates called Karama. Opinion | As the Islamic State falls in Syria, one city offers a preview of the country’s future 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z And in Iraq, the jihadists still hold enclaves east and west of Mosul, at Huwaija and Tel Afar respectively, as well as much of the Iraqi border down to the Euphrates. Iraq claims a slightly premature victory over Islamic State 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Her husband stole cars from Islamic State officials and sold them to amass money to pay a smuggler who later took them across the River Euphrates to areas controlled by the Kurdish YPG. Islamic State turned on dissenters as Raqqa assault neared 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Mattis also said that as the fight against IS grows more complex and moves into the Euphrates River Valley, it will require more deconfliction with the Russians. Mattis: U.S. Arms for Syrian Kurds to Continue After Raqqa 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Russia threatens to attack coalition aircraft west of the Euphrates. Opinion | The great Muslim civil war — and us 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Russia, enraged by the attack on the regime it supports, threatened in retaliation to track American warplanes with its missile systems should their pilots stray west of the Euphrates river. Syria’s multi-sided war escalates yet again 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Any aircraft belonging to the international coalition operating west of the Euphrates River will be tracked by Russian anti-aircraft forces in the sky and on the ground and treated as targets. The Real Story in U.S.-Russia Relations Can Be Seen In the Skies Above Syria 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z In response, Russia, an ally of the Syrian government, warned that US jets flying in Syria west of the Euphrates River would be treated as targets. Russian defence minister's plane 'buzzed' by Nato jet - BBC News 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z In response to the downing of the Syrian plane, Russia, which staunchly supports the Syrian government, warned that it would target any American and coalition planes that flew west of the Euphrates River. American Warplane Shoots Down Iranian-Made Drone Over Syria 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Australia has suspended air combat missions over Syria after Russia threatened that it would treat any plane from the US-led coalition flying west of the Euphrates river as a potential target. Australia suspends air missions over Syria amid US-Russia tensions 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z In a statement released Monday, the Russian military said it would treat U.S. and coalition operating west of the Euphrates Rivers as “aerial targets,” but stopped short of threatening a shootdown. Russia to Target U.S. and Coalition Aircraft Over Syria 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Cross the Euphrates and we reserve the right to shoot down your plane. The Real Story in U.S.-Russia Relations Can Be Seen In the Skies Above Syria 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Russia has said it will target any plane from the US-led coalition flying west of the Euphrates river over Syria after the US military shot down a Syrian air force jet on Sunday. Russia to target planes from US-led coalition flying over parts of Syria 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z “All flying objects, including planes and drones of the international coalition, detected west of the Euphrates, will be followed by Russian air defense systems as targets,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. Russia Will Suspend Cooperation With U.S. on Syrian Airspace 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Syrian troops in the area are preparing to march on Islamic State positions to the north, in the Euphrates River Valley. Iraqi forces capture border crossing to Syria from IS 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Those who want to try to escape the city must choose between crossing the Euphrates River, a frequent target of coalition airstrikes, or... Civilian Casualties Mount as Coalition Moves to Oust ISIS in Raqqa 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z “Isis now is in the Euphrates basin in Syria and Iraq, he said. “They are trying to stay there. From Tehran to Beirut: Shia militias aim to firm up Iran's arc of influence 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z They wax on the very real possibility that they will never again be able to return to the home they once knew on the Euphrates River. AFI Docs will feature documentaries about terrorism, government cover-ups, film treasures 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Note, too, the change in electric light patterns along the Tigris and Euphrates river basins. Satellite Eye on Earth: May 2017 – in pictures 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Clashes between Islamic State fighters and Russian-backed Syrian forces are also heating up in the Euphrates Valley, giving Damascus and its backers in Moscow an opening to expand Mr. Assad’s grip on Syria. Last stand for ISIS miles from Raqqa, Syria 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z The south of the city is meanwhile sealed off by the Euphrates, which can only be crossed by boat because the bridges over it were knocked out in pre-emptive strikes. US-backed forces face fierce battle for Raqqa - BBC News 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The coalition struck 19 boats that jihadists were using to ferry fighters and equipment across the Euphrates - their only means of accessing the city from land they control on the south bank, he said. U.S.-backed force launches assault on Islamic State's 'capital' in Syria 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z It says the families were fleeing the city in boats across the Euphrates River ahead of an expected all-out attack by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. Airstrikes on Islamic State-held Syrian city kill 12 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z The advance means the SDF now hold all three major dams along the Euphrates, after gaining control of Syria's largest dam last month. U.S.-backed Syrian forces seize dam west of Raqqa from Islamic State: SDF 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z “I found a little piece of property down on the Euphrates. I’m going to retire here.” James Mattis, a Warrior in Washington 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z When they tried to capture the Tabqa Dam with the help of US special forces earlier this year, IS opened several turbines to raise the water level of the River Euphrates. US-backed forces face fierce battle for Raqqa - BBC News 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Turkish forces pushed as far south as the Syrian city of al Bab as part of Operation Euphrates Shield, which officially ended last month. U.S. forces in buffer zone to block Turk-Kurdish fighting 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Islamic State still holds several Tabqa districts along the southern bank of Lake Assad and the southern section of the Euphrates dam, including its operations facilities and a hydro-electric power plant. U.S.-backed militias claim big advance against IS in Syria's Tabqa 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z U.S.-backed Syrian militias said they seized a major dam on the Euphrates river from Islamic State on Sunday, their latest gain as they push toward Raqqa city. U.S.-backed Syrian forces seize dam west of Raqqa from Islamic State: SDF 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z Creeping through the villages alongside the Euphrates, where the land is so lush it reminds her of Lancashire, she has stumbled across numerous bomb factories. 'Hundreds of us will die in Raqqa’: the women fighting Isis 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z It is the final phase of a campaign - codenamed Operation Wrath of Euphrates - that was launched in November, shortly after Iraqi forces moved to recapture the city of Mosul. US-backed forces face fierce battle for Raqqa - BBC News 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z He thought of the four rivers mentioned in the Book of Genesis and how only two of them, the Tigris and Euphrates, exist these days. To These Pastors, Saving the Colorado River Is a Divine Command 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said a boat carrying about 40 people was hit as it was crossing the Euphrates River in the northern province of Raqqa. Activists: Coalition airstrike on boat kills 7 civilians 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z Ankara’s recently completed offensive against the Islamic State in northern Syria, dubbed Euphrates Shield, also was a significant show of military strength ahead of the referendum vote. Turkey calls Syrian President Assad a ‘murderer’ after deadly chemical attack 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z “I bet someone from my school is in there,” she said, nodding south along the Euphrates. 'Hundreds of us will die in Raqqa’: the women fighting Isis 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Syrian officials say that would lead to catastrophic flooding in the cities and towns in the Euphrates valley downstream. U.S.-backed forces repel Islamic State attack near Syrian dam 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z Nur Al-Din’s ambitions, however, went further; he sought to bring together all Muslim forces between the Euphrates and the Nile to fight as one against the Crusaders. Islamic forces close in on historic mosque where Islamic State declared its 'caliphate' 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Moving west along the Euphrates River, Iraq’s military responded to the use of human shields by largely empting towns of their populations as they retook territory. Mosul lays bare the challenge of asymmetric warfare 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z The Turkish operation was also aimed at preventing Kurdish YPG militias from crossing the Euphrates River westwards and linking up with mainly Kurdish areas there. Turkey ends Euphrates Shield military campaign in Syria - BBC News 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Taylor’s base was six miles behind the front, among the lush floodplains of the Euphrates. 'Hundreds of us will die in Raqqa’: the women fighting Isis 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z One urged those living in tents to move closer to the Euphrates, according to a resident and the U.S. military in Baghdad. Raqqa residents trapped by militants ahead of assault 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z The Syrian Democratic Forces alliance is battling Islamic State militants for control of the structure, which is on the River Euphrates west of Raqqa. IS conflict: US-backed force pauses assault on Syria's Tabqa dam - BBC News 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z The objective of the offensive was to seize the Tabqa Dam on the Euphrates River, the nearby town of Tabqa and a local airfield. U.S. Airlifts Hundreds of Militia Fighters in Attack to Cut Off Raqqa 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z The U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said their fighters seized four villages south of the Euphrates and cut the main artery between Raqqa and northwestern Syria. US forces ferry Syrian-Kurdish fighters behind IS lines 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z The next year will probably see an attempt to push Islamic State from Raqqa, its citadel on the Euphrates river in northeast Syria. After six years, Assad now secure but his country carved up as war thunders on 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z When the U.S-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces captured the town from IS in August, Turkey sent its troops into Syria, complaining to the Americans that the Kurdish forces must retreat east across the Euphrates. Turkey's determination against Kurds alienates US, Russia 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z The Tigris and Euphrates of the genre, though, might be the region in and around Washington. Honey, Please Pick Up Some Grilled Tilapia at the Gas Station 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z The Manbij Military Council, part of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, said that under the deal, troops it withdraw from a front line as the rival Turkish-backed forces near the Euphrates River. Kremlin says Syrian forces regain Palmyra 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z The Manbij Military Council, part of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, said that under the deal, they will withdraw from a front line as the rival Turkish-backed forces near the Euphrates River. Syrian army re-enters town of Palmyra as IS defenses crumble 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z The Euphrates Shield operation at one point had Russian air support in the fight for al-Bab. Turkey, U.S. on collision course over Kurdish role in battle for Syria's Raqqa 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z The YPG captured Manbij from IS militants in August, but it agreed three months later to move its forces east of the River Euphrates after setting up the Manbij Military Council with local Arabs. Syria conflict: Manbij militia to hand villages to army - BBC News 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z This was once the breadbasket of Syria and produced most of the country’s wheat, watered by a network of irrigation canals drawn from the nearby Euphrates River. Our journey to the front lines in the fight against ISIS 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Turkey is leading Syrian opposition forces in a broad operation called “Euphrates Shield” against the Islamic State group and U.S.-backed Kurdish forces northern Syria. Marginal progress for Turkish-backed forces in north Syria 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z This suggests that rather than competition between the Syrian army and the Euphrates Shield forces for al-Bab, there is coordination and a shared area of influence. Syria conflict: What is at stake in the battle of al-Bab? - BBC News 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Turkey says it has another 7,000 trained Syrian rebels ready on top of the 3,000-strong force active in Euphrates Shield, to which Arab fighters from the U.S.-backed SDF would be welcome. Turkey, U.S. on collision course over Kurdish role in battle for Syria's Raqqa 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z According to the receipts, Hit was a frequent destination — a small crossroads town along the Euphrates River that was an important logistics and supply hub for IS. Documents found in Mosul offer glimpse into daily life of IS 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z For the last leg of our journey, we headed farther west, across the Euphrates, to the town of Manbij. Our journey to the front lines in the fight against ISIS 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z |
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