Syrian War Report – June 26, 2017: Israel Supports Militant Advance In Quneitra
Last weekend, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied groups from the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) launched a large-scale advance against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the province of Quneitra. The militants had formed an operation room named Jaysh ...
Read More »Syrian War Report – June 23, 2017: Army Regaining More Ground Near Palmyra
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the National Defense Forces (NDF) and other pro-government factions have further advanced against ISIS and US-backed militants in the province of Homs. On Thursday, government troops captured Tal Ghurab northwest of the US garrison of ...
Read More »Kalibr cruise missiles strikes on ISIS targets in Syria by the Russian Navy
On June 23, Russian Ministry of Defense reported missile strikes against the IS (Islamic State) in Syria The official statement in Russian. The missiles were launched from Russian Navy frigates, the Admiral Essen and the Admiral Grigorovich, as well as a submarine, the Krasnodar, ...
Read More »Qatar Crisis: Origins and Consequences
The current crisis surrounding Qatar represents the most severe conflict among Gulf Arab states since the end of the Cold War. While these oil-rich, autocratic OPEC members have historically been at the most allies of convenience united by common fears ...
Read More »Battle For Mosul – June 22, 2017: ISIS Blows Up Al-Nuri Kabir Mosque
Voiceover by Harold Hoover On June 21st, ISIS terrorists blew up the Al-Nuri Kabir Mosque in the Old Mosul area in western Mosul. The mosque is located in the center of Old Mosul, the last remaining ISIS stronghold in the ...
Read More »The latest escalation in Syria – what is really going on?
This article was written for the Unz Review. By now most of you have heard the latest bad news of out Syria: on June 18th a US F/A-18E Super Hornet (1999) used a AIM-120 AMRAAM (1991) to shoot down a ...
Read More »CrossTalk on Syria: Rushing to War?
Syrian Army Announces Full Control Of Bir al-Qasab, Seizes Large Number Of Weapons From US-backed Militants (Video)
The Syrian Defense Ministry announced that the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has taken full control of the Bir al-Qasab area, Khirbat al-Qasab, Tolul al-Rawabi, al-Sreikhi and Arinbah in southeastern Damascus desert after the SAA had inflicted heavy losses on the ...
Read More »Are We in The Final Phase?
by Peter Koenig There is hardly a day that goes by without a terror attack somewhere in the world, emphasis on western world. There were three successive UK terror attacks within less than three months, one in Manchester two in ...
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