Russian media report that Turkish artillery and pro-Turkish military units have launched an artillery attack in Al-Hasakah province. According to local sources, the artillery strikes were aimed at residential buildings in the vicinity of the city of Abu Rasin. The attacks by Turkish and pro-Turkish troops were carried out on …

Syrian Observatory activists have monitored several Russian jets consecutively striking ISIS positions in the Syrian desert near Aleppo-Hama-Al-Raqqah triangle. The Russian airstrikes coincide with renewed battles between ISIS and regime forces.

The specially designed missiles use sharp blades and blunt force, rather than explosive warheads, to kill terrorist leaders. U.S. Special Operations forces, with no fanfare, killed a top Qaeda leader in northwest Syria in an unusual drone strike nearly two weeks ago.