Syrian Democratic Forces says Turkey lying with claim that ISIS is in Afrin
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said the Turkish army had falsely claimed that ISIS is present in the Afrin region of northwestern Syria that is…
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Iran can set a post-Isis security policy for the region
The defeat of Isis has not just heralded the return of stability to large swaths of territory. It is also fanning fresh conflict and tension…
American entry in the Syrian crisis
A Syrian army made up of 30,000 fighters is being built east of Euphrates, bordering Turkey and northern Iraq. Half of this army will consist…
Turkey detains 38 ISIS suspects
Turkish police detained 38 people, some of them Syrian citizens, over suspected links to ISIS in an operation on Thursday in the northwestern province of…
Russia accuses US of training former ISIS fighters in Syria
The chief of the Russian General Staff has accused the United States of training former ISIS fighters in Syria to try to destabilize the country….
Australia to end airstrikes in Iraq and Syria following victory over Isis
The defence minister, Marise Payne, has announced Australia will scale back its operations in the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The country’s six super…
How ISIS was defeated in Iraq (Hint: It’s thanks in part to air-ground teamwork)
For more than three years, the people of Iraq have endured unspeakable suffering under the dark shadow of Islamic State terrorists. That shadow has now…
Now that ISIS is mostly defeated, will U.S. stay in Iraq?
WASHINGTON — The United States and Iraq have intensified talks to keep an ongoing American military presence in the country following the ouster of the Islamic State. Both…
After Fighting Common Enemy ISIS, How Will Rising Tensions Between U.S. and Iran Affect Iraq?
Judy Woodruff: Now the final installment in our series Iran Rising in Iraq that examines Tehran’s influence there, and what it means for U.S. policy in…
Al-Qaeda struggles to contain ISIS expansion near Syria stronghold
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (19:52) – The situation has turned sour for the al-Qaeda affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham extremist group when ISIS swiftly emerged a significant threat…