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The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Friday announced the arrests of tens of Islamic State (ISIS) suspects in Deir ez-Zor in the past 24 hours, the first day of a new military operation launched in retaliation for the recent assassination of two female municipal employees.
Read More »KRG delegation to return to Erbil without Iraq budget deal: official
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegation will return to Erbil empty handed on Wednesday after failing to reach an agreement with Baghdad on the Region’s share of the 2021 federal budget, a senior Kurdish official in the Iraqi capital told Rudaw on Wednesday.
Read More »Peshmerga forces deployed in disputed areas in response to ISIS threats: ministry
Peshmerga forces have been deployed to a part of Iraq’s disputed territories because of “increased threats” of attacks by the Islamic State (ISIS), the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) peshmerga ministry said on Wednesday.
Read More »French boost to lift sanctions on Syria’s Assad
Around 95 Arab personalities and Christian clerics have petitioned French, American, German and British governments to lift the sanctions set against the Assad regime for having caused a humanitarian crisis in Syria, according to the petitioners; a message which Syrian analysts unanimously agree on the seriousness of its potential impact …
Read More »How Turkey fits in regime-Kurdish showdown in Syria
The fragile ties between Damascus and the Kurdish-led autonomous administration in northern Syria have seen a dangerous escalation amid widespread anticipation that US support for the Syrian Kurds will grow after the change of guard at the White House. The two sides have sought to besiege one another in several …
Read More »Russia Is Extending One Of The Runways At Its Syrian Airbase
Satellite imagery that The War Zone has obtained of Russia’s Khmeimim air base outpost in Syria shows work ongoing to extend one of its two main runways by around 1,000 feet. The extension would allow the base to support more regular deployments of larger and more heavily-laden aircraft, including heavy …
Read More »Russia has sent a huge heavily armed convoy to Syria
Moscow sent a substantial military convoy of equipment and weapons systems of the Russian Federation to the area of the Syrian city of Ayn Issa, some Russian agencies report, including Aviapro. According to sources in the Russian news agency, it is a convoy of at least 16 vehicles, including armored …
Read More »Fight against ISIS shores up Kadhimi’s image among Iraqis
The Iraqi prime minister has used Issawi’s killing to restore the public’s trust in the government and security forces, which had declined following two security setbacks in Baghdad and Saladin.
Read More »Syria reports Israeli airstrikes in south
The news follows reports of suspected Israeli airstrikes against Iranian and Syrian military targets in the country in December and January. Suspected Israeli airstrikes hit southern Syria late Wednesday evening.
Read More »Iran says ‘best response’ for US forces to leave Iraq
Officials in Tehran renewed calls for an end to the American military presence in neighboring Iraq as a response to the US killing of Iran’s top commander Qasem Soleimani. Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the ouster of American forces from neighboring Iraq would be “the best response” to …
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