Photos: Former US Navy ship extensively damaged after missile strike by...
On Saturday, a United Arab Emirates high-speed ferry was struck by a guided missile fired by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.Initially, the Emiratis only claimed that an "incident" had taken...
View ArticleClik here to view.
John McCain calls US diplomacy 'toothless' and advocates for military...
Sen. John McCain called on Wednesday for increased military action in Syria to stop authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad, whose regime has massacred hundreds of thousands of civilians and caused a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UN Syria envoy to Islamist fighters: I 'personally am ready' to escort you...
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura offered on Thursday to go to eastern Aleppo and escort up to 1,000 Islamist fighters out of the city for the sake of a halt to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Russia is openly taunting the US to militarily intervene in Syria
The Russian Embassy to the US tweeted on Wednesday mocking Pentagon spokesman Josh Earnest for questioning Russia's motives for deploying the advanced SA-23 missile defense system to Syria."This...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Russia has dispatched three warships off the Syrian coast
The Russian Navy says one of its corvettes is heading to the Mediterranean Sea to join the country’s group of warships in the region.A spokesman for the Black Sea Fleet said the Mirazh, armed with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Russia has again shown that it's always one step ahead of the US in Syria
Russia deployed S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Syria's western coast on Tuesday in a move apparently aimed at preempting possible US airstrikes on Syrian army positions.The move came in response to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Assad: We will grant rebels amnesty if they lay down their weapons and leave...
Rebels holed up in Aleppo can leave with their families if they lay down their arms, President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday, vowing to press on with the assault on Syria's largest city and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
'It's too scary here': Syrian refugees want to leave Germany just a year...
Freital (Germany) (AFP) - One had a beer bottle flung at him on a train. Another was woken at midnight as three men holding wooden slats rang his doorbell. A third had her headscarf pulled off by a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Russian lawmakers mull indefinite military presence in Syria
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian parliament is discussing the ratification of a treaty with Syria that allows Russian troops to stay indefinitely in the Mideast country.Lawmakers spoke in favor of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Germany opens door to sanctions against Russia over its role in Aleppo...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Russia on Friday to use its influence with the Syrian government to end the devastating bombardment of Aleppo, as her government opened the door to possible...
View ArticleClik here to view.
John Kerry calls for war-crimes investigation of Russia and Syria over Aleppo...
US Secretary of State John Kerry called for a war-crimes investigation of Russia and Syria over their bombardment of hospitals, civilian infrastructure, and aid workers' headquarters in Syria's largest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Russia wants to establish new military bases in Vietnam and Cuba
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is considering plans to restore military bases in Vietnam and Cuba that had served as pivots of Soviet global military power during the Cold War, Russian news agencies quoted...
View ArticleClik here to view.
'I can't stand remembering that night': Aleppo's horror — in the words of...
Aleppo (Syria) (AFP) - As bombs rained down on Aleppo, White Helmets volunteer Abu Hassan rushed to join the search for survivors, as usual, never imagining he would find his son's body among the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Russia 'deploys nuclear-capable missiles on NATO doorstep'
Vilnius (AFP) - Russia is again deploying nuclear-capable Iskander missiles into its Kaliningrad outpost that borders two NATO members, Lithuania said Saturday, warning the move was aimed at pressuring...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Russian warns the US not to play 'dangerous game' in Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that Russia had the means to protect its assets in Syria if the United States decided to carpet bomb the Syrian government's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The White Helmets in Syria: 'We'll stay as long as we can breathe'
BEIRUT, LEBANON — For Ammar Salmo, his daily bid to save lives as bombs and artillery shells fall from the skies on Aleppo is caught up in a daunting barrage of obstacles: the barrel bombs that tumble...
View ArticleStark satellite images reveal the destruction wreaked on Aleppo by intense...
Satellite images reveal the destruction wreaked on Aleppo by Russian and Syria's bombingJoin the conversation about this story »NOW WATCH: A Navy SEAL reveals what 'American Sniper' got wrong
View ArticleClik here to view.
In unusual debate moment, Trump says he 'disagrees' with his running mate...
Donald Trump on Sunday said he disagreed with his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, on the longstanding war in Syria during the second presidential debate, an unusual break between members of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Russia is upgrading its Syria naval facility to a permanent base
Moscow (AFP) - Russia's defence ministry said Monday that the country was poised to transform its naval facility in the Syrian port city of Tartus into a permanent base."In Syria we will have a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
France is calling for Russia to face an investigation into international war...
PARIS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Monday that President Francois Hollande will take into account the situation in Syria's Aleppo when deciding whether to see his...
View Article