The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), supported by the Russian Aerospace Forces, have made more gains against ISIS in Deir Ezzor province. Northwest of Mayadin city, SAA units liberated the villages of Salu, Toub, Aliyat and Zabari and advanced on Mu ...
Read More »Syria War Report – October 13, 2017: Turkish Troops And Vehicles Entered Idlib
Late on October 12, the Turkish Army started deploying troops and vehicles in Syria’s Idlib province. According to reports, at least 30 Turkish vehicles entered Idlib via the Atme border crossing and deployed in an area between it and Darat ...
Read More »Syria War Report – October 12, 2017: Syrian Army Pressures ISIS Units In Deir Ezzor City
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies are developing momentum against ISIS north and east of Deir Ezzor city. Government forces have secured the al-Siyasah bridge and further advanced to tighten the siege on ISIS units inside the northern ...
Read More »Syrian Foreign Minister: Us-led Coalition Destroying Anything But Isis In Syria
The US-led coalition is destroying anything except for ISIS in Syria, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said during the talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, TASS reported. “As an example, I would like to cite the US-led coalition, which, in reality, is systematically ...
Read More »Syria War Report – October 11, 2017: US-backed Forces Negotiate With ISIS Over Raqqah City
The US-led coalition and the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are negotiating a deal with ISIS terrorists in the city of Raqqah, according to multiple local and opposition sources. According to reports, ISIS units would be allowed to withdraw to ...
Read More »Syria War Report – October 6, 2017: Syrian Army Repels Large ISIS Attack On Sukhna
Syrian government forces are struggling to retake the city of al-Qaryatayn from ISIS sleeper cells and their supporters. The army has retaken Jabal Hazm al-Abyad west of the city and few points in its eastern entrance. Local sources report that ...
Read More »Syria War Report – October 5, 2017: Syrian Army Strikes ISIS Near Mayadin City
Voiceover by Harold Hoover The main obstacle faced by anti-terrorist forces “….in Syria is not the military capabilities of terrorists, but rather the support of the….” United States, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on October 4. ...
Read More »Israeli Defense Minister Complains “Assad Is Winning” In Syria
After over 6 years of war in Syria, Tel Aviv started complaining that the Syrian-Iranian-Russian alliance is winning in the ongoing conflict. On Tuesday, Israeli Defense Ministry Avigdor Lieberman gave an interview with Israel’s Walla news site calling on the United ...
Read More »Syrian War Report – October 2, 2017: Syrian Army Repels Major ISIS Advance, Launches Counter-Attack
Syrian government forces, led by the 800th Commandos Battalion of the Republican Guard, repelled ISIS attempts to capture al-Sukhnah town and re-taken Al-Taybah village and Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi Castle near it. The ISIS advance on the pumping station also resulted ...
Read More »Unravelling the riddle of the Kurds’ Iraqi pipedream
Masoud Barzani has overplayed his hand – no regional powers are going to assent to partition of Iraq by Pepe Escobar for the Asia Times Wily clannish capo Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), has announced that “Yes” won Monday’s non-binding independence ...
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