A 12-room underground ammunition depot belonging to the PKK terror group’s Syrian affiliates the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its armed wing the People’s Protection Units (YPG) was discovered Sunday amid Operation Olive Branch in [ More … ]
BY: Merve Şebnem Oruç* The U.S.-led coalition hit the Iran-backed regime forces three times in the last month near Tanf in Syria’s southeast. The first of the attacks took place on May 18, the day [ More … ]
The two car bombs hit a Free Syrian Army checkpoint and a market place for diesel fuel, killing at least ten. Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for killing ten people [ More … ]
At least three people were killed in a car bomb attack and subsequent shooting at a security checkpoint in al-Rukban refugee camp on Saturday evening. At least three people were killed, including a child, and [ More … ]
By: Dr. Said al-Haj* The Chief of Staff of the Turkish Army announced on February 24 – together with the Free [ More … ]
Turkey and Russia agreed on the prevention of clashes between Turkey-backed opposition Free Syrian Army (FSA) and government forces, Turkish Foreign Minsiter Mevlut Cavusoglu said. “We have agreed with Russia on the prevention of clashes [ More … ]
BY: İBRAHIM KALIN* Collective wisdom and virtue are the sole solutions to help the world recover from today’s crises, which are the root cause of an age of contagious chaos, affecting everything and everybody regardless of [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* Will the joint Raqqa operation that the U.S. wants to launch with Turkey veer from its objective or weaken the Euphrates Shield intervention aimed at preventing the terror corridor in north Syria, which [ More … ]
Some 22 Daesh terrorists were killed in northern Syria and 111 Daesh targets were hit as part of Turkey-led Operation Euphrates Shield, according to Turkish military source Twenty-two Daesh terrorists have been killed in northern Syrian [ More … ]
– Pentagon says YPG elements leaving Manbij as presidential envoy says group will exit after training local forces – The U.S. military said Wednesday that the PKK/PYD elements in the northern Syrian town of Manbij [ More … ]
– We love to see the children so happy, says one journalist of the city, liberated by Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield – International journalists Thursday did what few but seasoned war reporters would have done [ More … ]
Syrian rebel fighters, backed by Turkish army, have taken control of the northern Syrian town of Dabiq from the Islamic State (ISIS) group, in a wide military aiming to clear the northern Syria of ISIS [ More … ]
BY: NAGEHAN ALÇI* It has been nearly one month since Operation Euphrates Shield was launched. The operation, which started in Jarablus, helped unify the 100-kilometer line between Azaz and Jarablus with the opening of the [ More … ]
An alliance of rebel factions started a few days ago a wide military operation in Hama province in central Syrian, while Assad regime responded with heavy air attacks to counter the rebels’ advance. The offensive that [ More … ]
By: NAGEHAN ALÇI* The PYD is as dangerous as DAESH. They are like Siamese twins in Syria Supported by Turkey, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) continues its advance after cleansing Jarablus of DAESH presence. However, [ More … ]
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