Sources: NDTV
Five ISIL prisoners escape a Syrian Democratic Forces-run prison near Kobanî, Syria, after being shelled by Turkey. 2019-10-11
Syrian government troops and allied militia retake Abu Kamal, ISIL's last urban stronghold in Syria. 2017-11-19
The Syrian Army and its allies capture Abu Kamal from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. 2017-11-8
ISIL releases video footage of two alleged Russian soldiers it captured. However, Russia denies the claims. 2017-10-3
CJTF–OIR jets destroy a section of road, blocking the path of a convoy carrying ISIL evacuees from the Lebanon–Syria border en route to Abu Kamal in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate. The convoy, carrying 308 militants and 331 civilians according to Hezbollah, is now effectively stranded in Syrian government-controlled territory. 2017-08-30
The Russian Defence Ministry says six Russian bombers hit ISIL positions in Syria's Deir ez-Zor Governorate. 2017-01-30
Russian president Vladimir Putin says a ceasefire has been brokered between the Syrian government and rebel forces. The ceasefire is said to be guaranteed by Russia and Turkey and would exclude UN-denominated terror organizations such as ISIL and al-Nusra. The FSA says it would abide by the truce, while Ahrar al-Sham expresses "reservations". 2016-12-29
Reuters reports nearly 150 people are killed and at least 200 wounded in a series of car bomb and suicide attacks in the Syrian cities of Jableh and Tartus in government-controlled territory that hosts Russian military bases. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group claims responsibility. 2016-05-23
The Syrian Army, backed by Russian airstrikes, recaptures the town of Khanasir from ISIL militants in the Aleppo Governorate. 2016-02-25
U.S. President Barack Obama is set to send Special Operations forces to regions in northern Syria under Kurdish control to help local forces fight the Islamic State. 2015-10-30