Syrian govt recaptures border town from ISIS
BEIRUT • The Syrian army and its allies took complete control over Albu Kamal, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) last significant town…
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Iranian Envoy Says U.S. Won’t Succeed In Pushing Iran Out Of Syria
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said U.S. efforts to push Iranian military advisers and fighters out of Syria as part of a deal to…
Turkey says new military operation in Syria’s Afrin possible
Turkey doesn’t rule out a new military operation in the Syrian city of Afrin, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said at a joint press conference…
Will Israel launch pre-emptive strike against Assad?
As the war in Syria dies down and the dust starts to settle, the enormity of Israel’s strategic mistake during the long years of conflict…
British man fighting Isis in Syria has been killed in Raqqa, sources say
A British man who went to Syria to fight Islamic State has been killed in Raqqa, a month after Kurdish commanders declared the “total liberation” of the group’s de…
Is Russia afraid of losing Syria?
The fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant seems to have ended. Although the armed group is unlikely to disappear, its territorial controlhas…
The Guardian view on Syria: Putin tests the west
Syria’s opposition groups have reorganised their negotiating team, pressured by the fact that they are in the weaker position. The Syrian regime, which first said…
Turkish PM: Peace Unrealistic in Syria With Assad in Power
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Monday that Turkey did not believe that the crisis in neighboring Syria could be resolved whilst President Bashar…
Pentagon likely to announce US has 2,000 troops in Syria, not 500 – officials
The Pentagon is likely to announce in the coming days that there are about 2,000 US troops in Syria, rather than the 500 the military has…
Turkish FM: PKK/PYD prevents return to Syria for Kurds
Turkish foreign minister said late Thursday that the the YPG — the military wing of the PKK/PYD terror organization — was preventing Syrian Kurds from…