syria
Syrian TV: Syria’s Assad’s announces amnesty for army deserters
Middle East
July 25, 2015
Syrian TV: Syria’s Assad’s announces amnesty for army deserters
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree announcing a general amnesty for military deserters who violated the country's compulsory military…
PM’s office: Turkish jets hit Islamic State positions in Syria
Egypt
July 24, 2015
PM’s office: Turkish jets hit Islamic State positions in Syria
Turkish fighter jets pounded Islamic State targets in Syria early on Friday, the prime minister's office said, after Turkey said it would…
US hits top terror leader in strike
Middle East
July 22, 2015
US hits top terror leader in strike
The leader of a terrorist group bent on attacking the United States and other western targets was killed in a…
Dozens dead after terror attack in Turkish border city
Middle East
July 21, 2015
Dozens dead after terror attack in Turkish border city
Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators gathered in Istanbul late Monday in the wake of…
Monitor: Syria rebels rain rockets on Shi’ite villages
Middle East
July 21, 2015
Monitor: Syria rebels rain rockets on Shi’ite villages
Syrian rebels, including Al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters, have fired hundreds of rockets and mortar shells on two besieged Shi'ite-majority villages in the…
Report: ISIS steps up use of chemicals on battlefields in Iraq and Syria
Middle East
July 20, 2015
Report: ISIS steps up use of chemicals on battlefields in Iraq and Syria
2014: ISIS accused of chemical attacks 02:14 ISIS recently used devices filled with chemical agents against Kurdish forces and civilians in…
Observatory: 6 foreign jihadists killed in Syria air strike
Middle East
July 20, 2015
Observatory: 6 foreign jihadists killed in Syria air strike
One senior Tunisian Islamic State leader alongside five other foreign jihadists were killed in an air strike near the northeastern…
Syria monitor: Islamic State punishes 94 it said violated Ramadan fast
Middle East
July 16, 2015
Syria monitor: Islamic State punishes 94 it said violated Ramadan fast
Islamic State militants have punished at least 94 people including five teenagers, accusing them of violations during the Muslim fasting…
More than 50 IS child soldiers killed in Syria in 2015
Middle East
July 15, 2015
More than 50 IS child soldiers killed in Syria in 2015
More than 50 child soldiers recruited by the Islamic State group in Syria have been killed since the beginning of…
13 dead in Syria regime raids on IS-held town
Middle East
July 13, 2015
13 dead in Syria regime raids on IS-held town
At least 13 people, among them a child, were killed in Syrian government raids on the Islamic State group-held town…