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“We have more work to do to keep ISIS from coming back,” the spokesperson for the Kurdish-led forces said. “If America leaves, all will be erased.”
Read More »Hezbollah threatens to flood Europe with refugees
In an attempt to draw European support for Lebanon as it grapples with financial unease, Hezbollah MP Mohammad Raed threatened the bloc with the sensitive issue of Syrian refugees.
Read More »US Criticizes Lebanese Government for Tolerating Hezbollah
The United States is unhappy with the Lebanese government for tolerating Hezbollah, a western diplomatic source told Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday.
Read More »Turkish offensive in Syria could reinvigorate Islamic State – Germany
Germany on Wednesday urged Turkey to halt a military operation in northern Syria, saying the incursion would destabilise the country and risked helping a resurgence of the Islamic State militant group.
Read More »'Huge concerns' thousands of ISIS prisoners may escape as Turkey invades Syria
Fears are growing among American officials that thousands of ISIS fighters may escape from prisons in Syria as the Kurdish personnel guarding them gear up for a fight with Turkey, which launched a military offensive in northeastern Syria on Wednesday.
Read More »The United States Betrays Its True Allies in Syria
On Sunday evening, the Trump administration released a statement from the White House press secretary that signals a major shift in U.S. policy toward Syria.
Read More »Pompeo Inks New Defense Pact With Greece, Criticizes Russia, Iran, China
The United States and Greece have signed an updated defense-cooperation pact, a move Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said was not aimed against any one nation in the region, including Turkey.
Read More »U.S. pulling troops from northern Syria posts, leaving Kurdish allies to face Turkey
American troops have begun pulling back from positions in northern Syria in line with an order from the White House. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed the action hours after the White House said U.S. forces in northeast Syria would move aside and clear the path for an expected Turkish …
Read More »Israel should focus more on Iran’s nuclear weapons than on Hezbollah’s missiles
A senior Israeli official recently said that Israel’s top priorities are to prevent Iran from producing a nuclear weapon and to thwart Hezbollah’s precision missile project.
Read More »Israeli citizen indicted for trying to join ISIS, produce explosives
A resident of the southern Israeli town of Tel Sheva was indicted on Sunday for attempting to join the ISIS terrorist organization and produce explosives.
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