The clashes between militias of the Druze minority and the Sunni Muslim clans killed hundreds and threatened to unravel Syria ...

While the Syrian army in Deir al-Zour pays a monthly salary of 27,000 Syrian pounds, about $7.50, the Iranian-backed militias offer more than double that, with even higher pay in places like ...

Deir al-Zour is the most important of a string of towns along the Euphrates River where U.S. military officials expect ISIS to make their last stand as a conventional fighting force.

Deir al-Zour has been the scene of fierce fighting. Islamist rebels, including those linked to Al Qaeda, are strong there. Some have been implicated in sectarian attacks in nearby towns.

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

Early on Friday Syria's army announced it had taken Deir al-Zour. Later in the day the Iraqi prime minister said al-Qaim, across the border, had been recaptured by government forces.

An estimated 93,000 civilians are living in the government enclave in Deir al-Zour. They have been dependent on supply flights by the Syrian military and air drops of aid by the United Nations ...

Syrian army declares victory in Deir al-Zour as Islamic State territory crumbles. November 3, 2017. Islamic State stronghold falls in Syria; Iraqis also make advance on Qaim ...

Deir al-Zour's surrounding province is the last major IS stronghold in Syria. Raqqa, the de facto capital of the "caliphate" proclaimed by the jihadist group three years ago, ...

As Syrian forces battle the Islamic State at the airport, the United States and its coalition partners also launched airstrikes near Deir al Zour on Dec 5. The strikes “destroyed three ISIL vehicles, ...

Meanwhile, two Russian soldiers were killed in an IS mortar attack in Deir al-Zour province, Moscow said. Until Monday, Russia had put its military casualties in Syria at 34.