Günter Meyer: ‘’The US is responsible for the disaster in Syria’’
The head of the Center for the Study of the Arab World at the University of Mainz, a Middle East expert analyzes what is happening around Syria
Daesh (Islamic State)
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No hope for diplomatic settlement in Syria in the nearest future
US suspends ceasefire talks with Russia
Turkey cozies up to Russia as Kurds test relationship with America
The United States openly deliver weapons to of the 'Syrian Democratic Forces' armed opposition, which mainly consists of the Kurdish troops
Iraqi women 'cooks heads of ISIS fighters'
Wahida Mohamed Al-Jumaily, known as Um Hanadi, a 39-year-old grandmother has lost loved ones in her battle with the terror group - her second husband was killed earlier this year, and jihadists have also killed her father and three brothers. In …
US and Turkey agree on operations in Mosul and Raqqa
US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated that the country is against the merging of areas known as Kurdish cantons in northern Syria, which are controlled by PKK's Syrian offshoot YPG. Speaking in an …
Iranian security forces prevent terrorist attack
Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council (EC) Mohsen Rezayee disclosed that the country's security forces have captured a number of ISIL terrorists who plotted to carry out suicide attacks at the University of Tehran. …
US election 2016: Clinton, Trump clash in first debate
Latest national poll of likely voters suggesting 47 percent of support for Clinton and 46 percent for Trump
Ankara fails to coordinate Syrian Operation with Russia and Iran
Turkey did not provide any assurances that its military operation in Syria would be coordinated with Russia and Iran, Syrian President Bashar Assad's adviser Bouthaina Shaaban said. Shaaban told the Lebanese Al …
Lavrov: West not coping with obligations on Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the West led by the US was not coping with its obligations on Syria. Lavrov stressed that Washington wants to put forward additional conditions before implementing a deal …
Erdogan: Mosul offensive to commence October 19
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed that the battle to push Daesh out of their stronghold of Mosul will commence on October 19. “It is said that the battle for Mosul against Daesh will kick …
Province of Salah al-Din in Iraq freed from Daesh, media reports
The authorities of Salah al-Din, the province in the northern Iraq, said that the last city, captured by the Daesh militants (the terrorist organization banned in Russia), has been released, the local media reports. …
Over 20,000 return to liberated Syrian town of Jarablus
More than 20,000 Syrians have returned to the Syrian border town of Jarablus nearly a month after it was taken from the Daesh terrorist organisation, an official has said, TRT World reports. According to a local …
Why is the Syrian conflict considered to be a rivalry between Russia and the West?
After the unravelling of the Syrian ceasefire can the US and Russia ever get along?
Rocket fired from Syria injures six in Turkey's Kilis
Six people were wounded when a rocket fired from an area of Syria under the Daesh control hit the Turkish border town of Kilis on Thursday, Turkish officials said. The first rocket hit a shop in a marketplace in the city center of …
Turkey blames Syria over ceasefire violations
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that the Syrian government is responsible for the violation of cessation of hostilities in Syria. "Each time unfortunately, the …
Cavusoglu: ground operation in Syria necessary to defeat Daesh
Daesh cannot be easily defeated without a joint ground operation, the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said. "This is what we have been asking at every meeting. Without ground operation you …
US coalition's attack on Syrian army highlights support for terrorists - Tehran
Saturday's US-led coalition airstrike on the Syrian government positions near Deir ez-Zor highlighted US support for terrorists, a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Bahram Qasemi said yesterday, Sputnik …
Syria: US-led coalition struck forces, allowing ISIS to advance
Syria’s military says the U.S.-led coalition struck its base in the eastern province of Deir el-Zour, allowing the Islamic State group to advance in the fiercely contested area. There was no immediate comment from Washington. If …
Turkey detains Daesh suspects behind attacks
Turkish police have detained more than 20 Daesh suspects, including a Syrian man believed to be organizing an attack in Istanbul, a local newspaper reported on Saturday, Al-Arabiya writes. Police arrested the man, identified as …
Turkish army hits Daesh position in northern Syria
The Turkish army launched a series of air strikes on the positions of the Daesh terrorist organization in northern Syria. Five militants of the organization were killed as a result of air strikes, gazeta.ru reports. …
