syria
Jordan seeks more security guarantees in south Syria truce
Middle East
October 2, 2017
Jordan seeks more security guarantees in south Syria truce
Jordan hopes a cease-fire it helped negotiate in neighboring southern Syria will eventually lead to a secure border, the reopening…
Syrian Observatory: Islamic State captures town from government
Middle East
October 2, 2017
Syrian Observatory: Islamic State captures town from government
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Sunday that Islamic State fighters had captured a town in Homs province…
Syrian army battles IS attack in Deir al-Zor
Middle East
September 29, 2017
Syrian army battles IS attack in Deir al-Zor
The Syrian army and its allies fought on Friday to recover ground lost during an Islamic State counterattack in eastern…
Opposition says 150 civilians killed in Russian, Syrian raids on Idlib
Middle East
September 28, 2017
Opposition says 150 civilians killed in Russian, Syrian raids on Idlib
Russian and Syrian jets killed at least 150 civilians and injured dozens in over a week of heavy bombing that…
Iranians pour onto the streets to mourn soldier beheaded in Syria
Middle East
September 27, 2017
Iranians pour onto the streets to mourn soldier beheaded in Syria
Thousands of people took to the streets of Tehran on Wednesday to bury a soldier whose beheading by Islamic State…
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
Middle East
September 27, 2017
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday that Kurds had voted “yes” to independence in a referendum held in…
Damascus says Syrian Kurdish autonomy negotiable: report
Middle East
September 26, 2017
Damascus says Syrian Kurdish autonomy negotiable: report
The Syrian government is open to negotiations with Kurds over their demand for autonomy within Syria’s borders, the foreign minister…
Iraqi Kurdish vote latest in series of de facto breaks
Middle East
September 26, 2017
Iraqi Kurdish vote latest in series of de facto breaks
The Iraqi Kurds’ independence referendum that was just held could mean further instability in the Middle East, where formal borders…
Syrian militias aim to push Islamic State out of Raqqa within a month
Middle East
September 25, 2017
Syrian militias aim to push Islamic State out of Raqqa within a month
US-backed militias expect to push all Islamic State fighters out of their former Syrian headquarters of Raqqa in less than…
US-backed militias says Russian jets struck its fighters in east Syria
Middle East
September 25, 2017
US-backed militias says Russian jets struck its fighters in east Syria
US-backed Syrian militias said Russian warplanes struck their positions in Deir al-Zor province on Monday, near a major natural gas…