Russia also carried out airstrikes in the eastern Deir ez-Zor province, where the Islamic State has been particularly active recently. Islamic State (IS) militants have attacked Syrian regime and Russian forces in Syria’s central and eastern desert regions. According to local news reports, an attack occurred in the area of …

The Gulf Cooperation Council also launched a political consultation mechanism with Egypt, according to Egyptian media. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) expressed support for Egypt on Sunday in its dispute with Ethiopia over the Nile river. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with representatives of GCC member states yesterday. Shoukry …

A local Yazidi armed group linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party and affiliated with the government-incorporated Popular Mobilization Units has been targeted as part of stepped-up Turkish cross-border operations. Turkey has targeted members of a local Yazidi armed group linked to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq and …