Syrians return home in droves, mostly to Aleppo
More than 600,000 Syrians have returned to their homes in the seven months from January, mostly to the northwestern province of Aleppo which the government liberated at the end of ...
Iranian parliament votes to boost military budget in response to US
The Iranian Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to approve the outlines of a bill to counter the “U.S. terrorist and adventurist acts in the region”, boosting by more than 500 ...
SW Syria Ceasefire Holding, Displaced Start Returning
The southwest Syria ceasefire brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan is holding and displaced residents are starting to return to the area, US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert ...
US, Turkey, KRG against Hashd Sha’abi inclusion in Tal Afar battle
A high-ranking commander of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) has described the United States and Turkey as the major parties opposed to the inclusion of the pro-government Iraqi forces in ...
US seeks Syria’s disintegration with Kurdish help: expert
Washington’s chief objective in Syria is either toppling Bashar al-Assad or destroying Syria’s integrity, in particular, with the help from Syrian Kurds’ armed groups, said Boris Dolgov, a Senior Research ...
US building military base in Iraq
The US is establishing a military base near Mosul, north of Iraq to boost its military presence in the region. The base is located in Zummar district of Nineveh province, ...
Turkey nabs Russian national suspected of plotting attack on Incirlik air base
Turkish authorities have detained a Russian national over suspicions that he was plotting to attack US fighter jets operating south of the country. The semi-official Dogan news agency said Thursday ...
Royal Saudi Air Force to participate in US aerial combat exercises
The Royal Saudi Air Force has sent air and technical crews as well as multi-role fighter aircraft to the United States to take part in an advanced aerial combat training ...
McCain: U.S. has been strengthening Israel and Arabs against Iran
John McCain, the Republic senator from Arizona, says since the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 the United States has been seeking to “contain” Iran for what he calls Tehran’s ...
Iraq’s Popular Forces Vow to Respond to US Deadly Airstrikes
The Iraqi popular forces have condemned the recent US airstrikes, which killed and wounded dozens of Iraqi forces, saying the Popular Mobilisation Units (PMU) will give an appropriate response. The ...


