The man wearing an explosive vest emerged from a car and calmly marched toward the gates of the intelligence building in Iraq’s northern city of Kirkuk. When he ignored their …
ISIS is on track to double its attacks in Iraq and Syria
With US-Iran tensions rising and the US-led Coalition withdrawing from around six military posts in Iraq, ISIS appears to be on the offensive.
Facebook video pries open rift within Syria’s ruling family
A cousin who has been a bulwark of support for President Bashar Assad posted a homemade video on Facebook late Thursday pleading with the Syrian leader to prevent the collapse of his …
Rocket fire hits southern, western Syria; Israel blamed
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said activists heard “sporadic explosions” in the western parts of the Daraa region overnight Thursday.
Coronavirus quarantine in Syria’s northwest looks to shield most vulnerable
At a quarantine centre in war-torn northern Syria, doctors near the Turkish frontier are providing a first line of defence to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading to one of the world’s most …
Satellite photos show damage from airstrikes on Syria
ISI says the airstrike at Sukhnah took place on April 20 and their assessment is that this airstrike probably was intended to destroy missiles or advanced weapons in the storage facility.
Israel attacks pro-Iran militias in southern Syria – report
According to numerous sources in Syrian media, Israel attacked numerous targets in the southern region of Quneitra in the country and caused damages.
In Syria’s Idlib City, a Caravan Spreads the Word About Coronavirus
A white caravan splashed with images of the coronavirus roams the streets of opposition-held Idlib city in northwest Syria where a volunteer tell passers-by of the virtues of social distancing and …
U.S. Envoy Wants Turkey to Press Militants in Syria’s Idlib
U.S. Syria special envoy Jim Jeffrey said on Thursday he hoped Turkey would maintain pressure on militant groups including the jihadist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria’s opposition-held province of …
The world is celebrating the valor of health workers. But in Syria, they’re still being killed
While Covid-19 prompts daily cheers for medical workers, in northwest Syria, airstrikes continue to target hospitals–and the international community needs to take notice, according to two experts wit …