Syrian force a few weeks from Raqqa, U.S. Marines deployed Syrian force a few weeks from Raqqa, U.S. Marines deployed:- U.S.-backed Syrian forces said on Thursday they were closing in on Islamic State-held Raqqa and expected to reach the city outskirts in a few weeks, as a U.S. Marines artillery unit deployed […]
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Chemical weapon VX nerve agent killed N.Korean leader half brother Chemical weapon VX nerve agent killed N.Korean leader half brother:- Kim Jong Nam was killed on Feb. 13, shortly after being assaulted at the airport in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, by two women who wiped the chemical on his face as […]
Groundhog day in Geneva: old questions haunt Syria talks Groundhog day in Geneva: old questions haunt Syria talks:- When Syria peace talks restart in Geneva on Thursday after 10 months in the deep-freeze, familiar disagreements are likely to resurface, despite massive changes in the military and political context. President Bashar […]
Turkish air raids kill 51 Islamic State militants in Syria Turkish air raids kill 51 Islamic State militants in Syria:- Buildings and vehicles were targeted in the airstrikes and 85 IS positions were destroyed in the areas of al Bab, Tadif, Kabbasin and Bzagah. The assaults, combined with ground attacks, […]
Trump says he is only in early stages of considering lifting Russia sanctions Trump says he is only in early stages of considering lifting Russia sanctions:- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he is only in the early stages of considering whether to lift U.S. sanctions on Russia, as […]
Rating Barack Obama’s time in the White House Rating Barack Obama’s time in the White House:- One of the greatest successes of President Barack Obama’s administration – which he promoted with all his political might – is health care reform. According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]
Aghast at Iran’s Syria gains Gulf Arabs see potential in Trump Aghast at Iran’s Syria gains Gulf Arabs see potential in Trump:- “Where are you, Oh Arabs, Oh Muslims, while we are being slaughtered?” An old man’s cry, in a video posted online from Aleppo’s ruins, poses an uncomfortable question […]
First U.S. service member killed in Syria fighting the Islamic State A U.S. service member was killed by an improvised explosive device in northern Syria on Thursday, the Pentagon announced in a statement. The service member was killed near Ayn Issa, a town roughly 35 miles northwest of the Islamic […]
Russia has its permanent air base in Syria. Now it’s looking at Cuba and Vietnam Russia has its permanent air base in Syria. Now it’s looking at Cuba and Vietnam : Russia ratified a treaty with Syria on Friday that gives Moscow its first permanent air base in the Middle […]
Iraq calls for U.N. emergency meeting on Turkey’s military deployment Iraq calls for U.N. emergency meeting on Turkey’s military deployment : Iraq has requested an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to discuss Turkey’s military presence on its soil, state television said on Thursday, as a dispute with Ankara […]
