The Russian military in Syria has disrupted a massive attack with the use of battle drones on its facilities in the country on January 6, intercepting six and shooting down seven more UAVs launched by militants. The US Navy’s Boeing P-8 Poseidon was on a patrol mission in the area between the Russian Hmeimim airbase […]
Russia Defends Syrian Military Bases from Massive Drone Attack…
Russian MOD: Drones Used to Attack Hmeimim Airbase Only Available to States…
U.S.-Led Coalition Evacuated Another Group of Islamic State Commanders from Deir Ezzor…
On December 28, local sources revealed to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) that helicopters of the US-led coalition evacuated commanders of ISIS from several positions in Deir Ezzor governorate and transferred them to its bases in al-Hasakah governorate on December 27. The SANA didn’t provide any further details regarding the supposed evacuation operation. The […]
Mattis: U.S. Will Send More Diplomats, Contractors to Syria…
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says he is expecting to see a larger US civilian presence in Syria, where there are already 2,000 American troops without the authorization of the Syrian government. Mattis said Friday that the US would deploy more contractors and diplomats to the war-torn country, with which Washington has suspended diplomatic relations. “What […]
Islamic State by the Numbers: Trump’s Progress Against Terror Group…
The U.S.-led military campaign under command of President Donald Trump has made dramatic progress against ISIS in 2017. ISIS retains historically low numbers of fighters, controls little territory and has lost much of its command and control facilities in Iraq and Syria. The vast majority of the military progress against the group occurred in 2017. […]
U.S. Ups Border Training in Syria to Prevent Islamic State Resurgence…
The United States is developing an expanded training program for local Kurdish and Arab border guards in Syria, the top U.S. commander for the Middle East said, to help head off the “significant risk” of Islamic State fighters regrouping in the country. It’s an effort that could entail a longer term American and allied commitment. […]
Syrian Army Rolls Into Idlib with U.S. Weapons Captured from Islamic State…
The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) Tiger Forces arrived in northern Hama this week with a big surprise from their previous operations in the Deir Ezzor Governorate. Units from the Tiger Forces were seen armed with US-manufactured weapons that were seized from the Islamic State (ISIS) during the two month long battle in Deir Ezzor. According […]
The Larger Meaning of Obama Letting Hezbollah Off the Hook by J.E. Dyer…
A very great deal will be written about this piece by Josh Meyer for Politico in the coming days. It’s an article that deserves consideration and extensive analysis. Although there was much that we already knew before it was published, its central point – that the Obama administration actively blocked law enforcement efforts to take […]
People Smuggler Gets 1,489 Years in Prison for Trafficking Syrians, Iraqis to Greece…
A smuggler in has been sentenced to 1,489 years in prison for bringing Iraqi and Syrian refugees into Greece from Turkey. He is one of 23 people sentenced for smuggling on Monday. The Thessaloniki court found the 54-year-old Greek man guilty of running a smuggling ring that saw hundreds of refugees trafficked into Europe from […]
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