When the Islamic State siege on Deir Ezzor was broken by the Syrian Arab Army we asked: Will the SAA cross the Euphrates at Deir Ezzor to retake the valuable oilfields east of it? Or will it stay south of the river and leave those oil fields to the Kurdish U.S. proxies in the north? […]
Major Cauldrons Forming in Central Syria…
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has officially halted their field operations in the southeastern countryside of the Al-Raqqa Governorate after more than 7 weeks of being on the offensive against the Islamic State (ISIL). According to a military source, the Syrian Arab Army’s Tiger Forces have been ordered to halt their advance on Deir Ezzor…
Syria – A Confused Trump Strategy Lets Erdogan U-Turn Again…
There are two new developments on the Syrian front. The Islamic State suddenly changed its tactic and the Turkish President Erdogan again changed his policy course. In the last 24 hours news announcements about victories against the Islamic state (ISIS) rapidly followed each other: The Kurdish U.S. proxy forces in east Syria (SDF) announced that […]
U.S. Special Operations Raid in Syria Targets Islamic State…
U.S. special operations troops struck deep in Islamic State territory in Syria in a raid targeting the terrorist organization’s leadership. Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, described the raid conducted by the Joint Special Operations Command-controlled Expeditionary Targeting Force as “successful,” but he declined to provide…
Some Questioning if it Was a Hostage Rescue Operation…
Or Was the Operation About Arresting? Killing? Key Islamic State Leaders?…
How The Military Excluded The White House From International Syria Negotiations…
The ‘Mistaken’ U.S. Airstrike on Syrian Troops by Gareth Porter…
The summary report on an investigation into U.S. and allied air strikes on Syrian government troops has revealed irregularities in decision-making consistent with a deliberate targeting of Syrian forces. The report, released by U.S. Central Command on Nov. 29, shows that…
The Stronghold of Deir Ezzor: All You Need to Know about the Battle Against Islamic State in Eastern Syria…
One of the combat theaters in Syria where both the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and civilians have been fighting in encirclement for over three years, successfully repelling enemy assaults, is Deir Ezzor. The city is the seventh largest in Syria by population, according to 2012 data, when some 240 thousand people lived there. The Syrians […]