Middle Orient

The Media Center of the Internal Security Forces in northern and eastern Syria (Asayish) announced on Friday the killing of an ISIS official in Deir Ez-Zor. “The Asayish Special Forces (H.A.T) raided an ISIS stronghold inside a house in the village of Al-Sabha in Deir Ez-Zor where it arrested nine …

Violations against human rights have been escalating in areas under the control of Turkish forces and their proxy factions in Al-Hasakah and Al-Raqqah, known as “Peace Spring” areas since they were captured in October 2019. These forces’ aim is to accomplish specific economic and political objectives through exploiting the region’s …

In light of the Libyan-Libyan discussions to grant confidence to the new Government of National Unity, the mercenaries who are still maintained in Libya hinder stability in the country. It is worth noting that 6,750 Syrian fighters of Turkish-backed factions are still in Libya, and the operations which have taken …

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Reliable sources have told SOHR that armed groups of the IRGC-backed militia “Abu Al-Fadl Al-Abbas” have seized Al-Qal’a petrol station in Al-Bel’oum area on the outskirts of Al-Mayadeen city, at direct orders by the militia’s commander in the region, known as “Adnan Al-So’oud Abu Al-Abbas” …

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR activists have documented the death of six members of ISIS cells, yesterday, after a security raid by SDF-backed “HAT”, backed by International Coalition helicopters, in Hebat Al-Aid area in the northern desert of Deir Ezzor near Al-Suwar town. During the security campaign, clashes with …

SOHR sources have reported an explosion, on Saturday morning, in the city of Idlib, caused by an IED exploded while a military column belonging to the Turkish forces was passing in the Corniche street in the city. A jihadist organization calling itself “Ansar Abu Bakr al-Siddiq’s Brigade” claimed responsibility for …

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has monitored renewed rocket attacks by Turkish forces and proxy factions on areas held by Kurdish forces in northern countryside of Aleppo, where rocket-propelled grenades fell this evening on areas near Tel Rifaat and the village of Harbal, north of Aleppo. Meanwhile, rocket-propelled grenades …

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Reliable sources have informed SOHR that a patrol of the Russian military police has toured streets and neighbourhoods of Daraa Al-Balad in south Syria region. Besides, Russian armoured vehicles, escorted by military police members walking on foot, have toured neighbourhoods of Daraa Al-Balad for unknown …

The recent missile attack on northern Iraq’s Erbil was aimed at “disciplining the Kurdish authorities” and not meant as a message to the United States, commanders of Iran-backed armed groups told Middle East Eye (MME). However, the commanders insisted they are unaware of who exactly carried out the 15 February …

More than three years have passed since the declaration of victory over ISIS in Iraq, but the terrorist organization continues to threaten the security of the country. ISIS has been exploiting the political conflicts and the presence of its cells in several places – particularly the borders with Syria – …