Assad aide: Syrian Kurds must learn lesson from fate of Kurdistan Region
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – An advisor to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) must learn a lesson from the…
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Russia and West clash over blaming Syria for chemical use
UNITED NATIONS — Russia clashed with Western nations Tuesday over a report blaming Syria for a deadly chemical weapons attack, with Moscow dismissing its findings…
How may Israel exploit Lebanon’s political turmoil?
The resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri earlier this week has given Israel an opportunity to exploit the regional divide and to work on forming an Israeli-Arab alliance in the…
Syria’s Arab, Kurdish women join forces to fight for future
AIN ISSA, Syria — At just 21 years old, Zilan’s burdens are already heavy. She has a pair of violent ex-husbands and a daughter from each. But she…
Syria: Truck bomb kills dozens fleeing fighting against IS
BEIRUT – A spokesman for U.S.-backed local forces in Syria says more than a hundred people have been killed in a truck bomb blast in…
Assaults in Syria and Iraq oust IS from border bastions
Syrian troops ousted Islamic State extremists Friday from Deir el-Zour, a major city in eastern Syria, while Iraqi forces retook Qaim, the group’s last big town across…
Why the Kurds Are Paying for Trump’s Gift to Iran
Najmaldin Karim, the governor of the Kirkuk governorate, was at his official residence on October 16 when American special forces showed up. They warned him…
Can Syria’s Kurds avoid their Iraqi brethren’s fate?
Kurdish local elections in northern Syria are likely to succeed despite potential opposition from the central government, analysts say. Organised by Kurdish authorities, the vote…
Lebanese President: If there’s a war – Israel will lose
Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday ruled out the possibility of a war with Israel, but said that if such a war were to occur,…
ISIS’s defeat in Iraq and Syria makes attacks like New York inevitable
Sayfullo Saipov left a chilling note behind in the truck he allegedly used to kill eight people in Manhattan on Tuesday. “The Islamic State,” he…