Syrian rebels have taken Aleppo, the country’s second biggest city
Eight years ago, Syria’s civil war shifted in President Bashar Al-Assad’s favor after a Russian blitzkrieg on Aleppo helped him regain control over the country’s...
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Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria’s shock insurgency?
Over the past dozen years, Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has worked to remake his public image and the insurgency he commands, renouncing longtime...
American forces strike, destroy several weapons that fired rockets, mortars near US-led coalition base in Syria
American forces on Tuesday morning attacked and destroyed several weapons including rocket launchers and a tank operating near a U.S.-led coalition base in eastern Syria,...
Kurdish forces arrest suspected ISIS leader in eastern Syria
The Kurdish forces announced on Monday that they had arrested one of the emirs of the Islamic State (ISIS) in eastern Syria earlier in the...
Iraq strikes suspected ISIS hideout in Salahaddin
An unspecified number of suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members were killed on Monday in an Iraqi airstrike on their base in Salahaddin province, the army...
The Patient Efforts Behind Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Success in Aleppo
“God willing,” the militant told his lieutenants, they would “be able to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Aleppo and Damascus soon.” That militant was Abu Muhammad...
Where ISIS is a ‘ticking time bomb’
Let’s talk about a big security blindspot in (many) corners of Washington. A top counterterrorism official is warning that the U.S. can’t afford to ignore...
US strikes pro-Iran groups in Syria: CENTCOM
The United States military announced on Wednesday conducting airstrikes on a weapon storage facility belonging to Iran-backed groups in Syria, adding that the attack was...
Turkish police detain 54 suspected IS members
Turkish police detained 54 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group during a series of nationwide operations, Turkey's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on...
Sudan is bleeding out in the worst spiral of violence since the start of the civil war
Indiscriminate killing of civilians, sieges of entire villages, sexual assaults, mass poisonings and reports of ethnic cleansing. Sudan is bleeding out from a civil war...
Nearly 100 dead in army-rebel clashes in Aleppo: Monitor
A surprise attack by Syrian rebels in the last opposition enclave on Syrian government positions in the northern Aleppo province on Wednesday has killed nearly...
Mozambique the most overt manifestation of terrorism in southern Africa
Terrorist activity in Mozambique is the most prominent and overt manifestation of jihadi terrorism in southern Africa, according to a new report. The Middle East...