Many dead in fighting in Aleppo
At least 100 soldiers and fighters were killed in northern Syria in 24 hours of fighting earlier this week as pro-government forces reached an airbase close to Aleppo that had long been besieged by Islamic [ More … ]
At least 100 soldiers and fighters were killed in northern Syria in 24 hours of fighting earlier this week as pro-government forces reached an airbase close to Aleppo that had long been besieged by Islamic [ More … ]
US forces have carried out air strikes targeting the British Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John”, the Pentagon has said. Mohammed Emwazi, the Kuwaiti-born British militant, was the target of an attack near Raqqa, [ More … ]
Isaac Herzog, head of the political opposition in Israel, is saying that the outcome of the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington was unclear despite what appeared to be an improved atmosphere created by the [ More … ]
Kurdish forces in northern Iraq have launched an offensive to retake Sinjar, the strategic town near the Syrian border, from Islamic State (IS) jihadists. The offensive is supported by air strikes by the US-led coalition. Recapturing Sinjar [ More … ]
The turkish Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, is waiting for the European Union to take the necessary steps in order to make it possible for Turkey to join the EU: “Turkey is waiting for the European [ More … ]
A Russian document circulating at the United Nations is proposing a constitutional reform process in Syria, lasting 18 months, to be followed by presidential elections. The document does not say whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad [ More … ]
A suspected Russian air strike on a home in the countryside near the central city of Homs has killed 48 people from a single family, says Syrian activists. The bomb shelter where the family was [ More … ]
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