Syria’s Sharaa: jihadist to interim head of state
In less than two months, Syria’s Ahmed Al-Sharaa has risen from rebel leader to interim president, after his Islamist group led a lightning offensive that...
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The Syrian Kurds’ post-Assad dilemma
The Syrian Democratic Forces find themselves in an increasingly perilous position. For nearly a decade, the group has controlled large chunks of eastern Syria, after...
Armed groups arrest leader of IS terrorist militia in Syria
Armed groups in Syria have arrested a local leader of the Islamic State terrorist militia, in an area in southern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for...
Türkiye detains 100 suspects in countrywide anti-Daesh raids
Turkish authorities have detained a total of 100 suspects linked to the Daesh terrorist organization in nationwide raids, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced Tuesday. Türkiye...
Ankara urges Baghdad to recognize PKK as terror group
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called on Iraq to officially recognize PKK as a terrorist organization during a visit to Baghdad on Jan. 26. "PKK targets...
Iraq’s top security advisor: Dissolving PMF “impossible,” warns of ISIS threats
Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji dismissed calls to dissolve the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), deeming such proposals as “worthless” and “impossible.” In an interview...
Türkiye’s supreme court upholds life sentences for Daesh shooter
A chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals (Yargıtay) on Tuesday announced the final verdict on prison sentences for a Daesh gunman who killed 39...