Tag Archives: Syria


Syria

The Al Nusrah Front, Ahrar al Sham, and elements of the Free Syrian Army have taken two key regime bases in Idlib province. Al Nusrah has used an American TOW anti-tank missile against regime forces. The US-led coalition has conducted nine airstrikes in Syria since Dec. 13; eight of them “destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions, […]


Iraq

Attacking ISIS, From an American Aircraft Carrier





Syria

Syrian patriarch: To help Christians, stop flow of weapons




Iraq

Islamic State Imposes Strict New Order in Mosul, and Deprivation Is a Result



Syria

Syrian rebel ‘hell cannons’ kill 300 civilians: monitoring group


Denmark

Saudi Arabia links Dane’s shooting to Islamic State, arrests 3




Syria

Three opposition journalists were killed in Deraa when their car was hit by a missile. Israeli airstrikes in Dimas on Dec. 7 are reported to have targeted Iranian weapons intended for Hezbollah. Rebel commanders in northern Syria claim the US has stopped paying them. Twenty-eight countries have pledged to take in 100,000 Syrian refugees, doubling […]




Germany

Germany Reportedly Concerned About Radicalization Of Chechen Diaspora


Iraq

US General: Islamic State fighters on their heels in Iraq


Syria

Israel conducted two airstrikes near Damascus on Dec. 7; one took place near Dimas, which houses military facilities, and the other hit near Damascus International Airport. Both the Syrian regime and Iran condemned the attack. UN observers have documented numerous interactions between Israeli forces and Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights. Al Nusrah has reportedly […]








Iraq

Syria’s Assad downplays US strikes on Islamic State