Afrin
Syrian town expects US to fend off Turkey’s threat of attack
Middle East
March 30, 2018
Syrian town expects US to fend off Turkey’s threat of attack
A rowdy mob of over two dozen men on motorcycles streamed into the small square in the center of Manbij.…
Rebel fighters in Syria’s Douma ready to lay down arms: Russia
Middle East
March 26, 2018
Rebel fighters in Syria’s Douma ready to lay down arms: Russia
Rebel fighters with the Jaish al-Islam group in the Syrian town of Douma, near the capital Damascus, have expressed readiness…
Turkey takes full control of Syria’s Afrin: military source
Middle East
March 25, 2018
Turkey takes full control of Syria’s Afrin: military source
Turkey’s military and its Syrian rebel allies have taken full control of northwest Syria’s Afrin region, a Turkish army source…
Defeated rebels begin leaving enclave near Syrian capital
Middle East
March 23, 2018
Defeated rebels begin leaving enclave near Syrian capital
Carrying their light arms, hundreds of defeated rebels began evacuating with their families Thursday from a devastated town in eastern…
Turkey rejects Angela Merkel’s criticism over Afrin offensive
Middle East
March 23, 2018
Turkey rejects Angela Merkel’s criticism over Afrin offensive
After Angela Merkel broke her silence on Turkey’s Afrin offensive and condemned the attack, Ankara rejected her stance as “unacceptable.”…
Turkish leader vows wider offensive against Kurdish militia
Middle East
March 20, 2018
Turkish leader vows wider offensive against Kurdish militia
Turkey’s president vowed Monday to keep up the pressure against a US-backed Syrian Kurdish militia after his troops captured the…
What’s next after Turkey seizes Syria’s Afrin
Middle East
March 20, 2018
What’s next after Turkey seizes Syria’s Afrin
Turkey’s seizure of the town of Afrin in northern Syria is a significant military achievement for Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
Turkey says its forces won’t stay in Syria’s Afrin region
Middle East
March 19, 2018
Turkey says its forces won’t stay in Syria’s Afrin region
Turkish forces will withdraw from the Syrian border region of Afrin, leaving it to its “real owners”, once it has…
Syrian President Assad visits troops on Ghouta’s front line
Middle East
March 19, 2018
Syrian President Assad visits troops on Ghouta’s front line
Syrian President Bashar Assad visited troops Sunday on the front line in the newly captured areas of eastern Ghouta, near…
Syria monitors: Turkish-allied militiamen looting in Afrin
Middle East
March 19, 2018
Syria monitors: Turkish-allied militiamen looting in Afrin
A Syria war monitoring group says Turkish-allied militiamen are looting the northern Syrian town of Afrin after the Turkish military…