SDF Captures al-Omar Oil Field from the Islamic State
The U.S. backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with air support from the U.S.-led coalition captured the al-Omar oil field from...
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Israeli air strike on Syrian weapon facility
On September 7th Israel attacked a military site linked to the production of chemical weapons, in Syrian’s Hama province. The...
U.S.-led coalition air strike to block Islamic State
A US-led coalition carried out an air strike on August 30th to block Islamic State fighters from reaching eastern Syria...
The Center’s Fred Fleitz: Trump reestablishes American credibility
Fred Fleitz, explains President Trump's response to the use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime in Syria. Watch the latest...
Hezbollah Commander Mustafa Badreddine Killed In Syria
Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine has been confirmed dead. Badreedine was killed in a large explosion outside the city of Damascus...
NATO member Turkey raises the stakes, shoots down Russian jet
In what could mark a turning point in the Syrian civil war, a Turkish F-16 shot down a Russian Su-24...
Russian ground troops may be deployed in Syria
In what may have been an inadvertent slip-up, Russian state TV broadcast footage yesterday of a military briefing in which...
Venezuela elections, al-Shabaab returns to Kenya, Assad in Moscow, Chinese espionage at NASA…
Venezuela extends state of emergency as elections loom President Nicolas Maduro has extended the state of emergency in Tachira, which...
Russia’s endgame in Syria: Follow the Money
As Vladimir Putin orders airstrikes against rebels of all stripes fighting Bashar al-Assad’s regime, there are important strategic economic goals...
Al Qaeda-Affiliated Nusra Front Attacks US-Trained Syrian Rebel Group…Again
On Wednesday, Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front captured the leader, Colonel Nadim al-Hassan, and various other members of the US-trained Syrian...
Is Russia About To Abandon Assad? Probably Not.
A report from the London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat citing "anonymous Western diplomatic sources" states that Russia has been changing...
Why Did GCC Summit Fail in Its Mission? Look to Syria.
On Thursday, President Barack Obama met with representatives from all six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman,...