Major operation in Syria Russia announced
Russian missiles pounded opposition targets in Syria on Tuesday, the start of a much-anticipated offensive, while activists reported the resumption of bombing in rebel-held neighborhoods…
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Opposition in Syria looks forward to Trump’s foreign policy
The reaction of the Syrian opposition and the regime forces wasn’t different from that of the rest of the world following the victory of Donald…
Syrian kindergarten shelling
Shells fired Sunday by Syrian government forces on a kindergarten near Damascus have killed at least six children. More fatalities are expected. The shells hit…
Covered-up death of Russian soldiers in Syria – Photo
The start of this year proved deadly for one unit of about 100 Russian fighters supporting President Bashar al-Assad’s troops in northern Syria. On Feb….
3 big problems with plans to escalate in Syria
The hot new policy idea in Washington is the hottest old idea: direct US military intervention in Syria’s civil war. In the past several months,…
Russia extends ‘humanitarian pause’ in Syria’s Aleppo
Russia has extended the “humanitarian pause” in Syria’s Aleppo for an additional 24 hours, the country’s defense minister announced Thursday. The extended humanitarian pause is…
Russia announces Aleppo humanitarian pause
Russia has announced a “humanitarian pause” in its bombing of the Syrian city of Aleppo. Moscow said it would halt operations in Aleppo on Thursday…
The new Cold War Russian plan of shaping the balance of powers
We are unfortunate enough to live in times where the world witnesses perhaps the most severe geo-political transformation since the war in Iraq and 9/11….
Iraq is determined to get Mosul back
Iraq’s Prime MinisterHaider al-Abadi on Monday announced the start of an offensive to retake Mosul, the capital of Islamic State’s so-called caliphate in Iraq. “I…
Russia okays deal for permanent use of airbase in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday approved an agreement allowing permanent use of the military base in Khmeimim, Syria. The agreement signed between Russia and Syria…