Sergey Balmasov:For Assad the capture of Raqqa by the Kurds and allied Arab forces is the worst option
Assad’s forces and coalition forces under the auspices of the United States are racing to be the first to take Raqqa. What are the motives…
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Turkey to retaliate over German genocide resolution: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Ankara is planning retaliatory measures in case Germany does not overturn a parliamentary resolution declaring the 1915 killing…
More than 22 killed, 70 wounded, in two bombings in Baghdad: police
More than 22 people were killed and 70 wounded in two separate bombings on Thursday in Baghdad, one targeting a commercial street and the other…
Qatar inks $677 million deal for Apache attack helicopters
Qatar is moving ahead with another major military purchase, despite cutting government spending in other areas. The US Department of Defense said yesterday that the…
TURKEY BLAMES ISTANBUL BLAST ON PKK
Officials in the Turkish government have blamed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) for a recent deadly bombing in Istanbul. “All indicators and signs regarding the…
Tel Aviv shooting: Market attack kills four Israelis
Israeli police say at least five people injured besides the dead in attack by two Palestinian men in Sarona Market. Four Israelis have been killed…
DEFENSE CHIEFS OF RUSSIA, SYRIA AND IRAN MEET IN TEHRAN
Defense ministers from Iran, Russia and Syria are scheduled to meet in Tehran on Thursday to discuss the campaign against terrorism as well the recent…
Iraq’s child soldiers: ‘What happened to our boys?’
ISIL is well-known for its use of child soldiers, but the Shia militias fighting against ISIL use minors too. The child soldier posed for the…
Merkel rejects Turkish comments after Armenia genocide resolution
Chancellor Angela Merkel dismissed as “incomprehensible” accusations levied by Turkey against German lawmakers of Turkish origin after Germany’s parliament passed a resolution declaring the 1915…
Syria conflict: Hospital ‘hit in Aleppo air strike’
At least 15 people are reported to have been killed and dozens wounded in a series of air strikes on rebel-held areas in the Syrian…