| 单词 | Euphrates River |
| 例句 | 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Gilgamesh's people then diverted the Euphrates River to irrigate fields of barley. Mad King Trump angers the gods 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 “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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 “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 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 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 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 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 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 “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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 United States and its Kurdish partners dominate east of the Euphrates River. 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 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 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 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 "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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 "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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 We’re keeping a very close eye on where they may likely disperse to, either down to the Euphrates River valley … or elsewhere. Q&A with Michael Fallon, the British defense secretary 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z That victory allowed the Kurdish forces to expand west of the Euphrates River — a line Ankara said they must not cross. Turkey's push for Syrian town complicates anti-IS fight 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z The U.S.-led coalition is targeting bridges up and down the Euphrates River, leading the Syrian foreign ministry to accuse the air campaign of destroying the country's infrastructure. Despite attention on Aleppo, Syria aflame on several fronts 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z But he also issued a warning that the Kurds must abide by commitments to remain east of the Euphrates River. Syrian Forces Make Gains Near Aleppo With Russian Help 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z But he dismissed claims that the Kurdish YPG, which Ankara calls a terrorist group, had withdrawn to a Kurdish-controlled canton to the east of the Euphrates River. Turkey has cleared Islamic State, Kurdish force from area of north Syria: president 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Soon after Turkish forces and Syrian rebels, also backed by the United States, pushed across the border, the United States ordered the Kurdish fighters to leave Manbij and head east across the Euphrates River. U.S. is trapped between its allies’ ambitions in Syria 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Turkish officials responded by insisting that Kurdish forces “immediately” withdraw east of the Euphrates River or face more attacks by Turkish forces. U.S. Urges Turkish, Kurdish Forces to Halt Syria Fighting 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Ankara wants to force the Kurds to withdraw to the east of the Euphrates River, stopping short of establishing a corridor to link two Kurdish-led areas in north-western Syria. Syria war: US warns over Turkish-Kurdish violence - BBC News 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z They say the Kurds broke a pledge to move their forces east of the Euphrates River, which senior U.S. officials also demanded, and are pressing for more terrain. Clashes intensify between U.S.-backed groups in northern Syria 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z It’s part of a determined campaign by Ankara to push the Kurdish-led militants east of the Euphrates River. 10 Things to Know for Monday 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z Other Syrian Kurdish officials said Kurdish fighters would still cross the Euphrates River again whenever it was necessary to protect their allies and supporters. U.S. is trapped between its allies’ ambitions in Syria 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z A focal point of those animosities is the strategic Syrian town of Manbij, nestled on the western side of the Euphrates River. How Turkey’s offensive into Syria is opening up a hornet’s nest 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Despite the nearby Euphrates River, a serious water shortage also threatens the residents. Syrians ‘caught in a vice,’ suffering more than ever as civil war drags on 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z They headed operations for Hit and Rutbah and scrapped for villages along the Euphrates River. The force leading the Iraq army’s fight against ISIS went from ‘dirty division’ to golden boys 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Last month, Iraqi forces cleared territory along the Euphrates River valley in Anbar after the provincial capital, Ramadi, was declared fully liberated earlier this year. Iraq Begins Operation to Retake Falluja From ISIS 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z About 300,000 people lived in the Euphrates River city before the current war. U.N. urges Falluja combatants to let civilians escape fighting 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Iraqi forces backed by U.S. military advisers are pushing up the Euphrates River Valley toward Mosul, where the militant fighters have been entrenched for two years. Obama hails ‘momentum’ in ISIS fight in Iraq, Syria 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Erdogan told Obama that U.S.-backed Kurdish militias moving west of the Euphrates River into the Manbij Gap would be a “red line” for his government, the official said. President Obama visits CIA headquarters as U.S. steps up attacks against Islamic State 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Although now situated on a flat and dry plain, Ur once was a bustling port on the Euphrates River laced with canals and filled with merchant ships, warehouses, and weaving factories. Probing the Dawn of Globalized Trade To assuage Turkey’s concerns about the Syrian border, the Obama administration has pledged that the Syrian Kurdish fighters it supports will not move west beyond the Euphrates River. Vice President Biden criticizes crackdown on dissent in Turkey 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Created with Russian help in the 1970s, it controls the flow of the Euphrates River into southeastern Syria and northern Iraq. Islamic State Uses Syria’s Biggest Dam as Refuge and Potential Weapon 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z The latest offensive began at dawn Saturday when IS fighters crossed the Euphrates River in small boats and stormed government positions on the west bank, according to Abu Leila. Syrian opposition activists say Islamic State fighters have captured new areas near the eastern city of Deir el-Zour 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z The Manbij Gap, which stretches from the outskirts of Aleppo to the Euphrates River, lies between the two Kurdish forces. President Obama visits CIA headquarters as U.S. steps up attacks against Islamic State 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z The Lebanon-based Al-Mayadeen TV, which is close to the Syrian government, also reported a massacre and said IS killed dozens of people, including women and children, and threw their bodies in the Euphrates River. Syria: IS militants kill 300 people in an 'appalling massacre' in eastern Syria 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z The Lebanon-based Al-Mayadeen TV, which is close to the Syrian government, also reported a massacre and said the Islamic State killed 280 people, including women and children, and threw their bodies in the Euphrates River. Islamic State reportedly kills dozens in Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr city 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z The Lebanon-based Al-Mayadeen TV, which is close to the Syrian government, also reported a massacre and said IS killed 280 people, including women and children, and threw their bodies in the Euphrates River. Activists say IS militants kill dozens of government forces in eastern city of Deir el-Zour 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z All seven of the elegant bridges that once spanned the Euphrates River were destroyed before the airstrikes by Islamic State after it took over Ramadi in May. In Ramadi, Small Force Carried a Big Burden 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z Iraq launched the long-awaited operation to retake the Anbar provincial capital, which was captured by IS militants in May, but after an initial push across the Euphrates River, their progress stalled. Iraqi commander says advance on IS-held Ramadi slowed as Islamic State puts up heavy fight 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z Soldiers were also fighting to control a district in southern Ramadi along the Euphrates River, officials said. Iraq Sends More Troops to Fight ISIS in Ramadi 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z Iraqi spokesman Sabah al-Numan told The Associated Press that troops crossed the Euphrates River north of the city and its Warar tributary to the west and pushed into downtown Ramadi late Tuesday. U.S.-backed Iraqis aim to free Ramadi from ISIS 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z They destroyed three bridges over the Euphrates River to prevent security forces from entering the city, according to Gen. Ahmed al-Belawi, the leader of a battalion of Sunni tribal fighters. Iraqi Forces Advance in Fight for Control of Ramadi 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z But he pointed to significant gains, including recapturing the Anbar Operations Center on the northern bank of the Euphrates River in the past 24 hours. U.S. ready to send advisers, helicopters to Iraq to help retake Ramadi 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Iraqi forces managed to retake Anbar Operations Center, a military command facility on the northern bank of the Euphrates River, across from the city center. U.S. may deploy military advisors and attack helicopters to help retake Ramadi 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z In 2000, a new dam in southern Turkey unleashed the Euphrates River onto the ancient Greek city of Zeugma, near the Syrian border, halfway through its excavation. The Real Value of the ISIS Antiquities Trade 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z U.S. officials point to the success of Syrian Kurdish forces cordoning off a stretch of the Syria’s border with Turkey from the eastern banks of the Euphrates River to Iraq. U.S. Urges Turkey to Seal Syria Border 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z There, a 60-mile stretch to the Euphrates River in the east is the only remaining part of the Syria-Turkey border under Islamic State control. U.S., France to press allies for more assets in fight against the Islamic State 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z In addition, the United States and Turkey continue detailed planning to use Arab militias to close a 60-mile stretch of border from the Euphrates River west to Kilis. U.S. Aims to Put More Pressure on ISIS in Syria 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Administration officials have heavily touted this summer’s success of Syrian Kurds and a smaller force of Syrian Arabs in driving Islamic State forces from much of the Turkish border between Iraq and the Euphrates River. Obama seeks clarity on Syria strategy as Russia enters the battle space 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z He grew up in Hit, an agricultural town straddling two hills and the Euphrates River. Young, Educated Iraqis Join Exodus to Europe 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z The border gap that must be closed is a roughly 60-mile stretch from the Euphrates River to Kilis, north of Aleppo. A strategy forms to combat the Islamic State 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z The second is south and southwest of Fallujah, where agricultural areas extend to the Euphrates River, and the desert of Anbar, which was and remains IS' biggest hideout. Fallujah Liberation Key to Securing Anbar 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z In just a few months, that campaign not only held onto Kobani, but also routed Islamic State fighters across a stretch of territory from the Euphrates River to the Iraqi border. U.S. Aims to Put More Pressure on ISIS in Syria 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z —The immediate goal is to retake Ramadi, then move to secure the Euphrates River corridor and eventually retake Mosul. More US troops to Iraq: How it will work 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z He said many tribal fighters died trying to defend the city, and bodies, some charred, were strewn in the streets, while others had been thrown in the Euphrates River. Contested Iraqi city of Ramadi falls to Islamic State group 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Yet, it is not an established fact that the tomb indeed belongs to Suleiman Shah, who lost his life in the 13th century while crossing the Euphrates River. Turkish Military Mission Becomes Media Circus 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z One group traveled to the tomb, about 22 miles from Turkey on the banks of the Euphrates River in Syria’s embattled Aleppo province, he said. Turkish troops move into Syria to seize remains of Ottoman Empire figure 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Harroun and his comrades set up a base near a rural intersection twenty miles south of the Euphrates River. Terrorist or Freedom Fighter? 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z The boats were used by Islamic State to ferry supplies across the Euphrates River, he said. U.S.-led air strikes have hit 3,222 Islamic State targets: Pentagon 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z The air raids struck several areas overnight on the outskirts of the city of Raqqa along the Euphrates River. US-led coalition jets pound IS stronghold in Syria 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Kasasbeh, a pilot for six years in the Jordanian air force, was captured after ejecting and landing in the Euphrates River. Islamic State uses social media to support call for pilot's execution 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z I was born in the nineteen-seventies, on Long Island, and he was born in the eighteen-eighties, in the Ottoman Empire, near the Euphrates River. Atoning for a Genocide | The New Yorker 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Back in October, I wrote about the plight of the Albu Nimr as Islamic State fighters advanced on the tribe’s ancestral home near Hit, along the Euphrates River. U.S. slow to support Iraqi tribes in the fight against the Islamic State 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z Younes Kasasbeh said the family was told that his nephew was flying at 400 feet on a bombing mission when his plane was struck by militants' heat-seeking missile and crashed in the Euphrates River. Jordan warns of 'grave consequences' if Islamic State harms pilot 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z But morality police patrol, and recently castigated young men for swimming in the Euphrates River because women might see them. Islamic State Imposes Strict New Order in Mosul, and Deprivation Is a Result 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z The Local Coordination Committees activist collective and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights both reported the fighting for the airfield, which is just outside of the city of Deir el-Zour on the Euphrates River. IS attacks government airbase in eastern Syria 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Also hit were two Islamic State units near the western Euphrates River city of Hit, seized by the militants last week. Three car bombs kill as many as 40 in Baghdad 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z In the past few days, the militants have wrested control of the Anbar town of Hit on the Euphrates River, as well as the nearby town of Kubaisa. Islamic State fighters are threatening to overrun Iraq’s Anbar province The reports said that the U.S.-led coalition conducted the attack that hit at least one building in Hit, a strategic Euphrates River Valley town in Iraq's Anbar province. Iraq news reports say 18 civilians killed in strike aimed at militants 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z In Hit, a Euphrates River town west of Baghdad that fell to the militants on Thursday, the Sunni Albu Nimr tribe has reportedly clashed with the insurgents. In rare alliance, Shi'ites join Sunnis to defend Iraqi towns 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z It would help firm up Islamic State control of an enormous section of eastern Syria that stretches toward Iraq, improving command and logistical links with the jihadists’ headquarters in Raqqa on the Euphrates River. Why Islamic State Wants to Conquer a Kurdish Border Town 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z On Saturday, for example, it said one strike southwest of Baghdad destroyed an Islamic State group boat ferrying supplies across the Euphrates River. U.S. general: Arab nations need to help in Iraq 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z The targets are outlying villages and towns controlled by the Islamic State, including Barwana, less than a mile outside Haditha on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River. Iraqi forces, aided by U.S. airstrikes, launch ground offensive to secure dam in Anbar The Haditha Dam, in Anbar province on the Euphrates River, provides fresh water for millions of Iraqis, as well as their crops. U.S. widens Iraq effort, launches airstrikes near Haditha Dam 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Delta Force commandos arrived on heavily armed Black Hawk helicopters in Akrishi, a small town near the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa on the bank of the Euphrates River. U.S. hostage rescuers dropped from night sky: Syria activist 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, the group’s fighters captured the smaller Fallujah Dam on the Euphrates River when they seized the nearby city of Fallujah. Iraqi Militants Seize Country's Largest Dam 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z The thrust of the Islamic State down the Euphrates River illustrates a style of warfare that melds old and new. Terrorist armies fight smarter and deadlier than ever Several days ago, a group of Al Nusra militants in the Syrian town of Bokamal, along the Euphrates River on the border with Iraq, pledged allegiance to ISIS, according to various accounts. ISIS weapons windfall may alter balance in Iraq, Syria conflicts 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z ISIL, which wants to create a severe Islamic state that straddles international borders, controls much of Syria's eastern oil-producing Euphrates River region. ISIL crucifies eight rival fighters, says monitoring group 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z It already controlled a swath of eastern Syria along the Euphrates River, with a spottier presence extending further west nearly to Aleppo, Syria's largest city. AP Analysis: Turmoil blurring Mideast borders 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Some of the group’s fighters have made their way to Falluja and Iraq’s Anbar Province through the Euphrates River Valley, while others have moved through northern Iraq to Mosul. U.S. Airstrikes Could Help in Reversing Insurgent Offensive, Experts Say 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Soviet engineers built dams on the Euphrates River. Russian Defiance Is Seen as a Confidence Builder for Syria’s Government 2014-03-22T00:38:27Z “With Assad’s help, al-Qaeda established a beachhead in the Euphrates River Valley. Only the opposition is qualified to rid Syria of the extremists that threaten Syria and the west.” Syrian Rebels Bat Back Al-Qaeda 2014-01-07T18:35:28Z A deputy president of a Syrian tribal union, Sheik Jassem said the Islamists had looted Raqqa of cash and even machinery from its Euphrates River dams. Syrian Rebel Infighting Undermines Anti-Assad Effort 2013-07-13T01:37:44Z And both helped lead campaigns to seize military bases, dams on the Euphrates River and the provincial capital of Raqqa Province in March, the only regional capital entirely held by rebel forces. Islamist Rebels’ Gains in Syria Create Dilemma for U.S. 2013-04-27T16:43:29Z The opposition fighters also control districts of Aleppo and some key infrastructure in the east, including oil fields and dams on the Euphrates River. 4,300 Syrians killed in airstrikes, says Human Rights Watch 2013-04-11T11:28:00Z May, whose tank fell into the Euphrates River during a sandstorm, killing the entire crew. Marine to Marine Corps museum: You can’t have Saddam’s flag for propaganda 2013-04-09T11:45:00Z The rebels are now battling pockets of government troops in Raqqa, struggling to crush the remaining government holdouts in the city of 500,000 people on the Euphrates River, activists said. Syrian refugees top 1 million 2013-03-06T14:28:00Z In his home town of Fallujah, the Euphrates River bridge remains an emblem of British rule early last century. Report: Iraq reconstruction failed to result in lasting, positive changes 2013-03-05T22:21:27Z In Syria, rebels pushed government troops from most of the northern city of Raqqa, on the Euphrates River, setting off celebrations in a central square. Syrian war spills over Iraq border 2013-03-05T13:03:00Z A Middle East-based diplomat following the military situation said the opposition "appears to be making significant advances" in Aleppo and along the Euphrates River to the east. Syrian air base falls, Assad forces under pressure 2013-02-13T02:53:27Z As a major general, he led the 101 Airborne to Mosul in firefights along the Euphrates River to great acclaim in 2003. Petraeus: Controversial General, Complex Legacy 2012-11-14T23:50:22Z In Deir el-Zour, a city on the Euphrates River near the eastern border with Iraq, rebels said they had captured a regional military base after a long siege. U.N. Says 100,000 Fled Syria in August 2012-09-04T18:02:16Z He became the father of the Ethiopians as well as the father of the Cushites through Nimrod who located on the Southern part of the Euphrates River. The Black Man, the Father of Civilization Proven by Biblical History 2012-04-24T02:00:16.783Z They were beaten, burned and executed, and two of their charred bodies were strung from a bridge over the Euphrates River. Blackwater settles Iraq killings suit 2012-01-07T01:30:23Z Macedonian successors to Alexander the Great founded Dura-Europos on a plateau high above the Euphrates River. On View: Dura-Europos, a Melting Pot at the Intersection of Empires 2011-12-19T21:32:55Z Her son died with three other Marines when their tank came under fire and rolled off a bridge into the Euphrates River. City Room: Iraq War Is Over; the Heartbreak Isn't 2011-12-15T13:24:36Z The empire of David thus extended from the frontier of Egypt to the Euphrates River, fulfilling the promise of Josh 1. Studies in Old Testament History 2011-06-17T02:00:16.420Z But in fact he is coming to conclude a treaty about dividing the countries which lie between our sea and the Euphrates River.” The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z Two of the guards' bodies were hung from a bridge over the Euphrates River in the insurgent attack. Court-Martial of Navy Seal Opens 2010-04-21T09:28:00Z The location was at the crossroads of major, ancient trade routes in Mesopotamia that followed the course of the Euphrates River valley. Archaeologists Uncover Land Before Wheel 2010-04-07T15:58:00Z A current study, known as the Future of Babylon project, documents the damage from water mainly associated with the Euphrates River and irrigation systems nearby. A Project to Reclaim Ancient Babylon, After Years of Abuse 2010-03-22T20:51:00Z The Keban Dam was the first and most upstream dam built by Turkey on the Euphrates River as part of the Southeast Anatolia Project. Earthquake in eastern Turkey kills at least 51 2010-03-08T21:53:00Z While Alexander was engaged in his Phoenician campaign, Darius wrote Alexander a letter offering him not only all lands west of the Euphrates River, but also his own daughter, Statira, as the price of peace. Oriental Women The inference drawn from the Bible story of the creation places it in or near the valley of the Euphrates River. History of Human Society Its eastern shore is within a hundred miles of the headwaters of the Euphrates River, which is navigable for small craft to Bir. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing It was situated southwest of the Euphrates River, near the plains which were the nation's chief grazing grounds. Hebrew Life and Times Cabades to invade Roman territory south of the Euphrates River, I. xvii. History of the Wars, Books I and II The Persian War Originally Ea appears to have been a fish--the incarnation of the spirit of, or life principle in, the Euphrates River. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The route by descending the Euphrates River to the head of the Persian Gulf was also considered. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing |
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