syria
Syrian army, backed by Iranian fighters, advance south of Aleppo: monitor
Middle East
October 17, 2015
Syrian army, backed by Iranian fighters, advance south of Aleppo: monitor
Syrian troops backed by Hezbollah and Iranian fighters made advances on Saturday in their offensive to retake territory around the…
Turkey downs drone as Syria launches Aleppo offensive
Middle East
October 16, 2015
Turkey downs drone as Syria launches Aleppo offensive
Turkey shot down a drone on Friday in an incident highlighting the dangers of the multiple air combat operations over…
EU sees progress on Turkey refugee talks
Middle East
October 15, 2015
EU sees progress on Turkey refugee talks
European Union negotiators have made good progress in talks with Turkey on cooperation on aiding Syrian refugees and stemming the…
8 senior Iranian army officers killed in Syria since 2013
Middle East
October 15, 2015
8 senior Iranian army officers killed in Syria since 2013
Eight senior Iranian military officers have been killed in war-torn Syria — where Iran supports the embattled regime of Syrian…
Islamic State battles insurgents near Aleppo as army prepares assault
Middle East
October 14, 2015
Islamic State battles insurgents near Aleppo as army prepares assault
Islamic State militants battled rival insurgent groups on Wednesday north of the city of Aleppo, where officials say the Syrian…
Damascus shelling of Russia embassy an ‘act of terror’: Lavrov
Middle East
October 13, 2015
Damascus shelling of Russia embassy an ‘act of terror’: Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday described the shelling of Moscow's embassy in Damascus as an "act of terror"…
Israel targets Syria army posts after rockets hit Golan
Middle East
October 13, 2015
Israel targets Syria army posts after rockets hit Golan
Israeli artillery targeted Syrian army posts Tuesday after two rockets fired from Syria hit the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan…
Top China paper says US, Russia playing Cold War game in Syria
World
October 13, 2015
Top China paper says US, Russia playing Cold War game in Syria
China's top newspaper on Tuesday accused both the United States and Russia of replaying their Cold War rivalry by engaging…
Media host allegedly mistakes video game for Russian attack on Islamic State
Egypt
October 12, 2015
Media host allegedly mistakes video game for Russian attack on Islamic State
A popular Egyptian media host recently presented a video on his show of what he claimed were Russian airstrikes on…
Russia will not conduct ground operation in Syria: Putin
Middle East
October 11, 2015
Russia will not conduct ground operation in Syria: Putin
President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that Russia would not deploy ground troops to Syria, where it has been conducting air…