In July, the White House and Pentagon requested authority from Congress to build further “temporary intermediate staging facilities” inside Syria in order to combat ISIS more effectively. This request, it must be noted, comes in the wake of devastating ISIS defeats in Syria, mostly by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allied forces…
Russia Tells U.S. Not to Strike Syrian Pro-Government Forces Again…
Russia said on Saturday it had told the United States it was unacceptable for Washington to strike pro-government forces in Syria after the U.S. military carried out an air strike on pro-Assad militia last month. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov relayed the message to U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in a phone call on […]
Syrian Army Retakes Palmyra Citadel from Islamic State…
Syrian government forces and their allies have liberated the Palmyra citadel located on a hill overlooking the town from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants. “Pro-government forces are now in control of several strategic mountains that are overlooking the ancient city of Palmyra. They also have under their control the famous citadel,” RT’s Lizzie Phelan […]
UN Security Council Meets After Arrest of NATO Officers in Aleppo…
Russian Special Forces Join Syrian Arab Army in Battle for Palmyra Oil Fields…
Reports coming out of Russian and Syrian media sources are indicating that Russian Special Forces have been seen joining in the fight to reclaim the strategically vital city of Palmyra from the Islamic State. Russian-led warplanes continue to pound the surrounding area of Palmyra…
Syrian Army Now in Control of 95% of Aleppo City. More than 13k Civilians Flee…
“Within the past 24 hours, 13,346 civilians have been evacuated from the Aleppo districts that remain under the control of militants with the assistance of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of warring parties, including 5,831 children. 728 militants have laid down their arms and crossed into the Western part of the city”…
Syria Liberates Aleppo – Islamic State Retakes Palmyra…
Are the U.S. and Turkey Still Working to Partition Syria? by Elijah J. Magnier…
With the fall of Aleppo and its return to Syrian central government control, most of the significant Syrian cities are no longer under the control of jihadists and the other rebels who were supported by the US and by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey. This strategic event demonstrates Russia’s upper hand, defeating the US administration […]
U.S. Drones Reportedly Seen Flying Over Palmyra During Islamic State Attack…
Syrian Citizens Continue to Flee Aleppo’s Eastern Half by the Thousands…
They are leaving East Aleppo by the thousands. Some estimates are putting the number of citizens now under the protection of the Syrian Army at over 3,000. Half of the number is children leaving with their parents. Of interest to all of you is the fact that 180+ rodents have taken…