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Syrian President Assad will remain in power 'for a while’: British foreign secretary
Jan 04, 2019 02:46British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will remain in office due to Russia’s support, amid a decision by the US to withdraw troops and a race among Arab states to normalize ties with the Syrian government.
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Lebanese security forces bust Daesh terrorist network during New Year holidays
Jan 03, 2019 14:01Lebanese security forces have arrested a group of people affiliated with the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in neighboring Syria, who planned to carry out a series of deadly attacks in Lebanon.
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US troops, veterans tired of Washington’s wars in Iraq, Afghanistan: Poll
Jan 03, 2019 09:35Most American troops and veterans believe that the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been going on for too long, a new poll has revealed.
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Iraqi warplanes hit strategic Daesh position in eastern Syria, kills 30 commanders
Dec 31, 2018 13:04Iraqi military aircraft have pounded a strategic position of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Syria’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad allowed Iraqi fighter jets to conduct airstrikes against the extremists in the neighboring country without waiting to be granted formal authorization for the assaults.
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‘US troops pullout to shed light on coalition's war crimes in Syria’
Dec 29, 2018 14:11A military-diplomatic source says the planned withdrawal of US troops from Syria would expose the extent of war crimes committed by the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the war-ravaged Arab country.
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German woman charged with war crimes for letting Iraqi kid dies of thirst
Dec 29, 2018 10:54A German woman has been charged with war crimes for allegedly letting a five-year-old girl die of thirst while serving as a member of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Iraq.
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US only intends to manage Daesh, other terrorists in Middle East: Diplomat
Dec 28, 2018 14:13The United States does not want the eradication of terrorism and Daesh terrorist group in the Middle East but rather it desires to command them in order to keep tensions in the region, an Iranian diplomat says.
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Russia, Turkey, Iran to hold talks on Syria conflict early next week
Dec 28, 2018 14:11Russia, Turkey and the Islamic Republic of Iran are set to hold a new round of talks on the ongoing foreign-sponsored Syria crisis early next year, in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s decision last week to withdraw American troops from the war-ravaged Arab country.
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Iran welcomes Manbij liberation by Syrian army
Dec 28, 2018 12:05Iran deems the raising of Syria’s national flag in the city of Manbij an important step toward the establishment of the legitimate rule of Syrian government over the entire country, Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
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Syrian army enters Manbij near Turkish border, raises flag
Dec 28, 2018 09:07The Syrian army has entered Manbij near the Turkish border, marking the return of territories held by US-backed militants to the government fold for the first time in years, an army spokesman said Friday.