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Syrian army foils infiltration attempt from Lebanese territory by terrorists
Feb 17, 2018 15:02The Syrian army has reportedly thwarted an attempt by a "terrorist group" to infiltrate the Talkalakh district of the central province of Homs from neighboring Lebanon, killing a member of the group.
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Turkey denies reports of using chemical weapons in Syria's Afrin
Feb 17, 2018 14:42Despite reports that the Turkish military has made use of internationally-banned chemical weapons in its ongoing offensive in Syria’s northwestern region of Afrin, Ankara denies having carried out a gas attack, arguing it takes the “utmost care” of civilians.
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Blasts claim 19 lives in Nigeria’s Borno State in attack blamed on Boko Haram
Feb 17, 2018 09:37Some 19 people have been killed and dozens more wounded when three bombers blew themselves up in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State, the hardest hit by Daesh-inspired Boko Haram militancy.
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Mass grave of 34 Daesh victims discovered in northern Syria
Feb 16, 2018 15:17Syrian government forces have discovered a mass grave containing the bodies of nearly three dozen people executed by members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group near the country’s northern city of Raqqah.
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NATO defense ministers agree to US demand for larger Iraq deployment
Feb 16, 2018 10:45NATO has agreed to deploy a larger military mission to Iraq after the US urged the Western military alliance to look into a long-term stay in the Arab country only after the defeat of the Daesh terror group there.
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Takfiri groups, a creation of West to divide Muslims: President Rouhani
Feb 15, 2018 16:20President Hassan Rouhani says the West has created Takfiri outfits that have nothing to do with the holy faith of Islam in a bid to sow discord among Muslims.
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Supporting terrorists, main objective of US-led coalition: Syria
Feb 15, 2018 15:48Syria’s ambassador to the UN says the prime objective of the US-led military coalition, which is purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri group, is supporting terrorists operating in the Arab country.
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Turkey sets up new observation outpost in northwestern Syria
Feb 15, 2018 12:56Turkey has set up a new observation point in the Syrian northwestern province of Idlib as part of an agreement with the other two guarantors of the Syria ceasefire, Iran and Russia.
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Kuwaiti emir lauds Iran’s role in fighting Daesh, developing Iraq’s economy
Feb 14, 2018 15:49Kuwait's emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, has praised Iran’s role in fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, and the Islamic Republic’s contribution to Iraq’s stability and economic development.
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Iraqi intelligence official claims Daesh ringleader Baghdadi ‘alive’ in Syria
Feb 12, 2018 16:57A top Iraqi official says the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group’s leader Ibrahim al-Samarrai, aka Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is “alive” and is being treated in a field hospital in Syria, less than a year after sources announced the death of the notorious ringleader.