Muqtada al-Sadr organized a public prayer on Friday, making a comeback to politics after months of silence. Following months of silence, Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for his supporters to hold a unified Friday prayer today in Baghdad and a number of other cities. The prayer was preceded by …

Syrians in Turkey are wary of losing refuge as the Turkish President eyes dialogue with Assad Turkey’s bid to reconcile with the Syrian government has left many Syrian refugees in the country on tenterhooks as Ankara faces pressure to cut a deal with Damascus on the return of the Syrians …

In an interview with Al-Monitor, Syrian Democratic Forces head Mazlum Kobane said he expects a Turkish attack in February, and warned Ankara should not punish Syria’s Kurds over its own failure to resolve its own domestic issues. Turkey has renewed threats to launch another ground offensive in northeast Syria. Speaking …