Turkey in Syria, the FSA, and the upcoming dispute over Syria’s constitution
Much ado has been made over the past few days about the ulterior motives behind Turkey’s conventional military campaign in northern Syria, with most people…
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ISIS losses mount with liberation of Manbij, Syria
The Islamic State group’s loss of the northern Syrian town of Manbij to U.S.-backed fighters marks the latest in a string of defeats for the…
Syria rebels declare Manbij is liberated from ISIL
US-backed fighters have seized a key ISIL stronghold in northern Syria after two months of heavy fighting and freed hundreds of civilians the extremists had…
British schoolgirl who joined Daesh ‘killed in airstrike’
One of the three British schoolgirls who made headlines last year when they fled their London homes to find husbands in the Daesh extremist group…
Syrian and Turkey Turkmens – Conflict
Why is Ankara interfering in the Syrian conflict and what is going to happen in the near future? Syria is a multi-ethnic country, each ethnic…
ISIL may be in crisis, but so is the coalition
The battle to recapture Fallujah from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has gathered momentum, with thousands of government-linked forces encircling the strategic…
US military opens formal investigation into deadly July airstrike in Syria
The US military has opened a formal investigation into a 19 July airstrike in northern Syria that local and outside observers consider the deadliest coalition…
Syria: Clashes in Manbij after ISIL refuses rebel offer
Sporadic clashes between the Islamic Sate of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and US-backed fighters have erupted in the northern ISIL-held Syrian town of Manbij…
US military may increase presence in Yemen, Iraq
The US military is weighing an increase in its presence in Yemen to better challenge Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, building on momentum against…
US, Moscow set to discuss Syria pact Pentagon may not want
When Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow this week, the big loser may be the man who isn’t…