Deir el-Zour

This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. (Photo: AP)

Syria

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters say they killed 18 pro-government gunmen in rare attack in eastern Syria

This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. (Photo: AP)

Syria

Pro-government fighters attack areas of US-backed fighters in east Syria; 2 killed

Family members of suspected Islamic State group fighters wait to be transferred by U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters from al-Hol camp, in Hasakeh province, Syria, May 8, 2024. (Photo: AP)

Syria

Scores of Syrians return home after years at camp housing people linked to the Islamic State group

A U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter stands next an armored vehicle, at al-Sabha town in the eastern countryside of Deir el-Zour, Syria, Sept. 4, 2023. (Photo: Baderkhan Ahmad/ AP)

Syria

Fighting between rival US-backed groups in Syria could undermine war against the Islamic State group

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows a truck damaged after an explosion hit a building, in Deir el-Zour, Syria, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (Photo: SANA/AP)

Syria

Reports: Suspected drone strike in Syria kills at least 3