US President says Turkey is working to ensure civilians are not killed as Syrian forces, backed by allies, pound region US President Donald Trump has warned Syria, Russia and Iran against killing civilians as they [ More … ]
A military source said that Lebanese military intelligence units have detained a Daesh senior member. Lebanese military intelligence units have detained an Islamic State (Daesh) senior member responsible for an assault on the country’s troops in 2014 on the [ More … ]
The Lebanese army launched an offensive on Saturday against an Islamic State enclave on the northeast border with Syria as the Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah announced an assault on the militants from the Syrian side [ More … ]
Speaking in eastern Turkey’s Malatya, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey remains determined to launch ‘new moves’ akin to its foray into northern Syria in August 2016. Referring to Daesh, he said the situation in [ More … ]
Ankara has criticized the U.S. government for not having a clear plan for the operation that will be launched in the Daesh-held Syrian town of Raqqa, and added that Turkey will not allow the formation [ More … ]
– Use of ‘indiscriminate weapons’ in recent Aleppo offensive may amount to war crimes, Secretary-General says – The UN Security Council will hold an urgent meeting Sunday regarding increased bloodshed in Syria, reported Anadolu Agency. [ More … ]
Turkish reconciliation with Israel will not change Ankara’s relationship with Palestine, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Tuesday. “This deal does not mean that Ankara will change its policy on Palestine,” he said during a book [ More … ]
The Egyptian authorities will open the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip — in both directions — for five days starting Wednesday, the Gaza Strip’s Hamas-run Interior Ministry said Monday, Anadolu Agency [ More … ]
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