Syria
131 civilians killed in alleged Saudi airstrike on Yemen wedding
The bombing of a wedding party in Yemen by an apparent Saudi Arabia airstrike has killed over 130 people, medics said on Tuesday. Riyadh, who has air supremacy in the area, denied responsibility for the tragedy. Two missiles tore through two tents in the Al-Wahijah village in southwestern Yemen, where a wedding celebration was...
Poll: Russians oppose sending troops to Syria Read more on
The majority of Russians are opposed to sending troops to Syria, according to the results of a survey carried out by the Levada Center, an independent Russian polling and sociological research organization. The overwhelming majority of Russians, or 69%, believe that Russia should not provide direct military support to Syria to...
Syria conflict: Russia wants ‘co-ordination’ against IS
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a regional "co-ordinating structure" against Islamic State (IS). Mr Putin reiterated his support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who Western countries and the Syrian opposition have said must go. The crisis is expected to be high on the agenda as world leaders...
France carries out first airstrikes against ISIS in Syria
France has carried out its first airstrikes on Islamic State positions in Syria, the Élysées Palace said in a statement. "Our country thus confirms its resolute commitment to fight against the terrorist threat represented by Daesh . We will strike each time that our national security is at stake," the...
1 in 3 ‘Syrian’ refugees have fake IDs, German authorities admit
Practically a third of asylum seekers coming to Europe have forged Syrian passports and IDs to make naturalization easier, the German government admits as it deploys troops to handle the refugee crisis. Some 527,000 migrants have arrived in Germany this year. About 30 percent of these pretending to be Syrians come from...
Europe gets 8,000 refugees from Iraq and Syria daily — UN
A daily flow of about 8,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees to Europe is likely to continue, the United Nations warns. The figure came from UN regional coordinator for refugees, Amin Awad, in comments quoted by Reuters news agency. More than 5,000 refugees are arriving daily in Greece. That flow could continue during the winter...
Russia, Iran and Syria set up military coordination cell in Baghdad
Russian, Syrian and Iranian military commanders have set up a coordination cell in Baghdad in recent days to try to begin working with Iranian-backed Shia militias fighting the Islamic State, Fox News has reported. Western intelligence sources say the coordination cell includes low-level Russian generals. U.S. officials say it...
Russia risks confrontation with US over Syrian military build up
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Russia's military support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "could provoke a further escalation of the conflict", as well claiming more lives and increasing the flow of refugees. "If they are there to shore up Assad and to certainly provide Assad with the continued...
The Dangerous Link Between Syria and Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has used the fighting in both countries to trap the U.S. Despite what Vladimir Putin is saying, the United States still staunchly refuses to believe Russia is engaged in a new Cold War—and that the U.S. is losing. But Russia aggressively pushes its own narrative where U.S. leadership is absent. Russian...
Russia deploys Ukraine-based militants to Syria — Tymchuk
Military analyst and MP Dmytro Tymchuk says Russia's 'Don' battalion, currently stationed in Ukraine's war-torn Donbas region, has been ordered to dispatch 190 of it's militant footsoldiers to Syria. According to Tymchuk, nearly 200 Russian mercenaries, who were fighting alongside with militants in the...
France ready to bomb Syria ‘in self-defense’ – foreign minister
France says it may carry out airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria as an act of self-defense. Last week French aircraft started to undertake reconnaissance missions over Syria. On Monday, French President Francois Hollande said French military sorties in Syria would soon expand to include airstrikes against Islamic...
Investigation reveals the presence of Russian military in Syria
As authorities in Russia deny the country’s military presence in Syria, dozens of photos of Russian soldiers posted in various parts of Syria appear to suggest otherwise. Photographs of soldiers and military equipment posted in social media with geotags indicating that they were taken in various parts of Syria from...
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