Putin is getting ready to pull out of Syria after securing political future...
Russia is getting ready to pull its military out of Syria after two blood years in the conflict.Russia is trying to bring together all sides of the Syrian conflict to reach a political solution to the...
View ArticleThe US says 4 countries sponsor terrorism — here's why they're on the list
TOKYO (AP) — North Korea is on its way back onto a very short list of countries the United States says sponsor terrorism.The designation, announced by President Donald Trump on Monday, will expand the...
View ArticleISIS has been militarily defeated in Iraq and Syria
The leaders of Iraq and Iran both declared the terrorist group ISIS defeated militarily in Iraq and Syria.Iraqis and Syrians, with assistance from the US and other regional militias, took their...
View ArticleThis photo says it all about Russia's involvement in Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made an unannounced visit to Russia to meet with Vladimir Putin.The two presidents discussed bringing the Syrian Civil War to an end ahead of peace talks in...
View ArticleRussia plans to significantly reduce its troops in Syria by the end of 2017
Russia's military, mainly its air force, has been bombing in Syria in support of Bashar Assad's government since late 2015.Russia has been trying to round up the heads of all political and military...
View ArticleBombshell report reveals new details about Trump's Oval Office meeting with...
President Donald Trump infuriated the US and Israeli intelligence communities when he disclosed details of a highly classified Israeli operation to Russian officials earlier this year.Vanity Fair...
View ArticleThe caliphate may be destroyed, but ISIS isn't defeated
ISIS no longer controls any major population center in Iraq or Syria.While the much-dreamed-about caliphate may be dead, the resilient and adaptive group almost certainly will not go quietly into the...
View ArticleThe Pentagon is likely to admit that there are 2,000 US troops in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is likely to announce in the coming days that there are about 2,000 US troops in Syria, two US officials said on Friday, as the military acknowledges that an...
View ArticleUS aircraft experiences 'violent turbulence' after Russian fighter jet turns...
A Russian fighter jet reportedly made unsafe maneuvers near a US aircraft flying over the Black Sea.The fighter jet flew in front of the US aircraft and turned on its afterburners.The incident comes...
View ArticleThere's confusion about US troop levels in the Middle East, and Trump may...
The Defense Department has released conflicting numbers about the number of US troops deployed overseas.It has acknowledged the differences and promised to be more transparent about troop levels.But...
View ArticleRussia is reportedly working on a deal to use Egypt's military bases
Russia and Egypt are reportedly working on a deal to use eachother's air space and air bases.Egypt has struggled with an ISIS insurgency, and Russia is just coming off an air campaign to support...
View ArticleThe next phase in the Syrian peace process might determine whether the...
The UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura believes that because only Europe and the US can rebuilt post-war Syria, it must accept UN terms for peace negotiations.The editorial board writes that Assad's...
View ArticleSyria says it shot down 3 missiles fired from Israel
Syria says it shot down three Israeli missiles targeting a military post days after Israel had hit another military post.Israel has mostly stayed out of Syria's conflict, but it has attacked certain...
View ArticlePentagon admits there are about 2,000 US troops in Syria — 4 times as many as...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says there are about 2,000 US troops in Syria. That is four times as many as officials had publicly acknowledged as recently as last month.The new total does not mean...
View ArticleHigh-level defector says thousands of ISIS militants escaped Raqqa in secret...
A former commander and spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces said the SDF arranged to bus all remaining ISIS fighters out of Raqqa in October.The former commander originally told the media that...
View ArticleAn undercover blogger lived a double life for 2 years in ISIS-occupied Iraq...
A historian spent years living under Islamic State rule in Mosul, Iraq, documenting the group's crimes and blogging about them to thousands of followers online.Now that the Islamic State hopes for a...
View ArticlePutin officially calls on Russia's military to pull out of Syria during...
Russia has been helping Syria's government fight its civil war since 2015, and Russian President Vladimir Putin just called his military out.Russia has been linked to a brutal air campaign that killed...
View ArticleThis teenage Syrian refugee has an inspiring message about proving the...
Business Insider spoke with 18-year-old Syrian refugee Maya Ghazal. She said the UK's multicultural society made her feel supported despite her limited understanding of English.She now engages in...
View ArticleAir Force says Russia made up an incident over Syria between an F-22 and an...
Russian Defense Ministry accused the US on Saturday of interfering with Russian bombing runs on ISIS positions in Syria, citing an example between an F-22 and an Su-35.The US Air Force denies the...
View ArticleUN makes rare call to Putin to show 'courage' and push Syria's government to...
The UN Syria envoy called on Russian President Vladimir Puting to 'have the courage' to push Syria's government towards new elections and a new constitution.The statement was an unusual appeal to...
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