Senate Rejects Arming The Most Successful Anti-Islamic State Force
Kurdish fighters (the peshmerga) have been the key fighting force in pushing back Islamic State forces in Iraq and Syria....
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Syrian Rebels Move Closer to Israeli Border in Fight against Government
Earlier this week, Syrian rebels launched a large-scale offensive against government-held areas near the Israeli side of the Golan Heights....
Turks Concerned Over Kurdish Counter-Offensive
Thousands of refugees fled northern Syria for safety in Turkey as Syrian Kurdish led forces (consisting of the YPG and...
Syrian Southern Front Presses Assad, as Iran Doubles Down
The Southern Front, an alliance of opposition militias, claim to have seized the al-Thaala airbase in Southern Syria, according to...
Islamic State offers millions to those who pledge allegiance
The success of the Islamic State hinges on the group’s ability to expand the amount of territory it controls as...
Egypt helping organize anti-Muslim Brotherhood Syrian opposition
A two-day conference of Syrian opposition leaders in Cairo is set to wrap up today, June 9th. The conference, a...
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...
Senate “Jihad Caucus” to bring 65,000 Syrian refugees to U.S.
Ann Corcoran of Refugee Resettlement Watch warns that 14 Democratic Senators constituting a "jihad caucus" plan to aid the UN...
Iraq’s refusal to take refugees leaves America in questionable position
The number of refugees fleeing from their homes in Iraq is rising at an alarmingly high rate, estimated to be...
Kurdish Forces Drive Out ISIS in Christian Villages
14 Assyrian Christian villages in Syria that were captured by Islamic State terrorists (ISIS) in February have been taken back...
Al Jazeera Interview with al-Nusra Leader Abu Muhammed al-Joulani
On May 27, Al Jazeera conducted an interview with Abu Muhammed al-Joulani, the head of Jabhat al-Nusra, an Al Qaeda...
Islamic State Puts Pressure on Damascus
Syrian airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Palmyra have failed to stop IS’s march towards the Syrian capital of Damascus....
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,...
Islamic State Attacks Palmyra & Takes Ramadi
Islamic State rebels engaged troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad less than a mile outside the ancient city of...
Violence in Qalamoun Mountains erupts; tension in Lebanon grows
Early last week, a coalition of Syrian rebels, including Al Qaeda-linked Jabhat Al Nusra and Ahrar Al-Sham, together with other primarily...
US Needs a Strategy for the Collapse of the Assad Regime
Adding to the complexity of the current chaos in Syria and Iraq, the Jerusalem Post reported this week that Syria’s...