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Al Qaeda on Rise in Syria

hile the United States and NATO remains focused on defeating Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, al Qaeda in Syria is accumulating strength and territory at an alarming pace and may eventually pose the most daunting counterterrorism challenge that the U.S and

September 16, 2017

Breaking News·US & Canada

Direct confrontation between Russia and US in Syria now more likely after shoot-down of Syrian jet

U.S. pilots over Syria will defend themselves if attacked by Russians, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday, following a report that Russia will treat U.S. or coalition aircraft as targets if they fly over areas in western Syria controlled by Russia. The Russian

June 19, 2017

Breaking News·US & Canada

United States led air strike kills dozens and dozens of civilians in Syria

US-led coalition air raids killed at least 35 civilians, including many women and children, in an eastern Syrian town held by ISIL, according to a war monitor. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the strikes on Thursday hit a series

May 26, 2017

Featured·Syria

Syria ‘At least 68 children among 126 killed’ in bus bombing

At least 68 children were among the 126 people killed by a bomb attack on buses carrying refugees from besieged Syrian towns. Those killed mostly residents of the villages of al-Foua and Kefraya in Idlib province The hungry youngsters had approached a

April 17, 2017

Europe

Europe face Security disaster if ISIS jihadists return home, Syrian deputy FM warns

EUROPE will face a security “disaster” if jihadis from the EU currently fighting in Syria return home, according to a Syrian minister. Some 5,000 EU nationals are currently fighting in Syria among the ranks of ISIS and other jihadist groups, according to

April 14, 2017

Breaking News·Politics

Syrian President : Syria chemical attack is ‘100 per cent fabrication’

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says a poison gas attack blamed on his Government last week was “100 per cent fabrication” used to justify a US air strike. Bashar al-Assad reiterates that Syria gave up all its chemical weapons after a 2013 agreement

April 13, 2017

Middle East·World

ISRAEL : If Syria targets our aircraft again, we’ll destroy its air defense

The Israeli defense minister threatened to destroy Syrian air defenses after they shot at Israeli warplanes, which violated Syrian airspace and bombed targets on Syrian soil. “Next time, if the Syrian aerial defense apparatus acts against our planes, we will destroy it,”

March 19, 2017

Europe·US & Canada

A new Islamic State is being constituted in Syria, and no one is paying attention

A new Islamic State is being constituted in Syria, and no one is paying attention— yet. “There’s a second Islamic State that has emerged,” says Theo Padnos, adding: “Nobody knows what is happening in the northwestern corner of Syria. I know because

March 10, 2017

Middle East·Syria

Russia Stops the Fighting Between Syrian Army, Turkish-Backed Rebels

The Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Syrian government forces clashed in northern Syria near al-Bab for the second time in 30 days. And for the second time, Moscow emerged as the peace mediator to resolve the conflict. FSA forces, supported by Turkey and

February 27, 2017

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