Street Fight Looms as Turkey Moves to Storm Kurd Stronghold
Turkey is preparing for a street-by-street fight to capture the most important Kurdish-held town in northern Syria, and if victorious, won’t transfer control to the…
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How Syria’s war changed the world
(CNN)Imad arrived in the Sicilian port of Messina on an overcast spring afternoon in 2015. He and his family of seven had fled their home…
Pentagon braces for emboldened Iran after Syria gains
America’s top military commander in the Middle East told Congress today that President Bashar al-Assad’s recent gains in the Syrian civil war will enhance Iran’s…
Turkey forces encircle Kurdish-controlled centre of Afrin
Turkey’s army and allied Syrian rebel forces have surrounded the city of Afrin in northwestern Syria, the main target of Turkey’s operation there. The military…
Iran becoming ‘nervous’ about warmer Saudi-Iraqi relations, report states
A recent report by The Economist described the beginning of close Saudi-Iraqi ties as making Iran nervous. Following a series of events, including the near opening of…
Iraq plans to reduce oil products imports by 25 percent
Iraq’s oil ministry on Monday said the nation would reduce its petroleum products imports by 25 percent as crude oil refineries are being rehabilitated following…
Saudi Shiites and their role in the ‘new Saudi Arabia’
In April 2015, the Saudi public was shocked by the news that a Saudi soldier had posted a message on Twitter, wherein he had threatened…
How the war in Iraq unintentionally helped stabilise Bosnia
Back in March 2003, George W Bush’s “coalition of the willing” launched an invasion of Iraq, the consequences of which reverberate to this day. The…
Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom announce strategic partnership in joint communique
During the visit to the United Kingdom of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia at the invitation of the Government of…
Turkey says siege of Syrian city of Afrin has begun
Turkish forces have begun a siege of the Syrian city of Afrin, the country’s president said on Friday, paving the way for an assault that…