Regime forces drop ‘chlorine gas’ in Damascus
Syrian regime forces on Wednesday struck two opposition-held areas by chlorine gas bombs in capital Damascus. Regime aircraft dropped barrel bombs laced with chlorine gas…
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Syrian opposition says Assad must leave six months into transition
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must leave power after six months of negotiations on a transitional government, opposition negotiator Riyad Hijab said on Wednesday in London…
Three Turkish Soldiers Killed in ISIS Missile Attack
Three Turkish soldiers were killed and four were wounded in a missile attack Tuesday by Islamic State in northern Syria—the first Turkish casualties caused by…
Russia accepts Assad must go
Bashar al-Assad must be ousted as part of any peace deal in Syria, Boris Johnson has said in his first public remarks on the issue…
What is the Turkish army really doing in Iraq?
A cannon shot roared into the night. The target was in the town of Bashiqa in northern Iraq, seized by the Islamic State (IS) in…
US: No-fly zone wouldn’t resolve key issues in Syria
The U.S. is still not considering a no-fly zone in northern Syria as it might not help resolve the broader conflict in the war-torn country,…
Qatar and Russia sign military cooperation deal
Qatar and Russia on Tuesday signed a military cooperation agreement, the official Qatar News Agency reported. The deal came during a meeting between Qatari Defense…
Suspected Aleppo chlorine attack chokes dozens, rescue workers, monitors say
A suspected chlorine gas attack on an opposition-held neighborhood in the Syrian city of Aleppo caused dozens of cases of suffocation on Tuesday, rescue workers…
Turkey calls for Aleppo cease-fire by next week
Turkey is pressing for a cease-fire in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo to be introduced before the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha next week,…
Bye bye burka: ISIS bans burka in Iraqi city after killings by veiled women
The so-called Islamic State terror group has allegedly banned women from wearing the burka at security centers in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul despite…