The U.S. has about 2,000 U.S. forces in Iraq, under an agreement with the Baghdad government, and about 900 in Syria, mainly to counter IS but also using the al-Tanf garrison farther south to keep …
International Court Orders Syria to Stop Torture of Political Opponents
Human rights experts have estimated that some 14,000 people died from torture or were killed in the prisons run by military intelligence and security forces during Syria’s long civil war.
US troops targeted in three more attacks at bases in Iraq, Syria, leaving one injured
A series of new terrorist attacks on three American bases in Iraq and Syria involving one-way drones have left one soldier injured, a report says.
Terrorist group YPG/PKK kidnaps 13 year-old girl in northern Syria
The YPG/PKK terrorist organization kidnapped yet another minor, a teenage girl in Syria’s northern Aleppo province, local sources said on Friday. The 13-year-old abducted in the Sheikh Maqsood …
US issues sanctions targeting group in Iraq it says is behind recent attacks
The United States on Friday issued sanctions targeting Iran-aligned militia group Kata’ib Hizballah in Iraq, accusing the group of being behind recent attacks against the United States and its partners in Iraq and Syria.
Assad arrest warrant: ‘Hope and pain’ for Syrian chemical attack survivors
Lawyers say French arrest warrant sets ‘historic precedent’ as survivors of chemical massacre long for justice in Syria.
Hezbollah, Houthis are only paying lip service to Palestine
In theory, Iran can rally Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria to launch a multi-front war on Israel. But Iran does not want such a war to happen because the consequ …
Iranian proxies continue targeting US troops in Syria and Iraq, with a total of 58 since Oct. 17: Pentagon
The Pentagon confirmed during a press briefing Thursday that there have been 58 attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria since Oct. 17, by Iranian proxies.
Iranian proxies continue targeting US troops in Syria and Iraq, with a total of 58 since Oct. 17: Pentagon
The Pentagon confirmed during a press briefing Thursday that there have been 58 attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria since Oct. 17, by Iranian proxies.
Syndication Bureau. Haid Haid: Moscow’s Strategic Indifference in Syria
Repercussions from Hamas’ October 7 attack continue to reverberate beyond Israel’s borders. In Syria, skirmishes between Iranian-backed militias, Isr …