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Kurd fighters killed, jihadists detained in Syria camp clashes

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said two of their fighters were killed and six jihadists arrested Thursday following clashes in a volatile Syria camp where a security operation is underway. “Two of our fighters have succumbed to their wounds following clashes” with Islamic State group militants in the Al-Hol camp …

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Is Iraq on the brink of a new civil war?

Iraq came close to civil war but stepped back from the brink last week. On Aug. 29, street fighting erupted between followers of Iraqi Shi’a cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr and those of the Iran-aligned Coordination Framework (CF), after Sadr announced his “final withdrawal” from politics and the closure …

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Israeli Attack on Aleppo Airport

The Official SANA News Agency reported a new Israeli strike on the Aleppo International Airport Tuesday night. SANA said that “the Israeli enemy carried out on Tuesday a missile aggression that targeted Aleppo international airport.” The attacks came from the direction of the Mediterranean to the West of Lattakia, according …

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