by Saeed Abdelrazek, Paula Astih | Oct 10, 2017 | Middle East
Ankara, Beirut – The ISIS terrorist group launched a surprise offense on Monday against militants from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Jabhat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria’s northern Hama and southern Idlib and were able to control a number of villages after infiltrating...
by Saeed Abdelrazek, Paula Astih | Aug 12, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut, Ankara- Syrian regime forces expanded their grip in the southeast part of the country near the Jordanian border, getting nearer from al-Tanf military base close to the Iraqi border where US forces and western factions from the Free Army are being trained to...
by Saeed Abdelrazek, Paula Astih | Jun 30, 2017 | Middle East
Ankara, Beirut- Ankara announced on Thursday it would launch a military operation to tighten the noose on the city of Afrin in the Syrian Aleppo province and “cleanse” it from terrorists. The announcement is a sign that Turkey would attack the Kurdish Democratic Union...
by Saeed Abdelrazek, Paula Astih | Jun 29, 2017 | Middle East
Ankara, Beirut- The US chief envoy to the anti-ISIS group coalition has visited Syria, where he met the local council set to take over the rule of Raqqa once the terrorist force is defeated. Brett McGurk told members of Raqqa Civil Council that it has Washington’s...
by Saeed Abdelrazek, Paula Astih | Apr 27, 2017 | Middle East
Ankara, Beirut- Ankara announced that it had informed Washington and Moscow before launching strikes against Kurdistan Workers’ Party and People’s Protection Units in northern Iraq’s Mount Sinjar and areas in northeastern Syria. Ankara criticized the visit...
