
According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as quoted by the BBC, at least 40 ISIS terrorists have been killed by either Russian or Syrian warplanes after a convoy in Hama province was bombed. The “charred bodies of fighters” were observed at the scene.
by John Hayward19 Oct 2015, 1:35 PM PST0

It’s not easy to find anything to laugh about in Syria, but Egyptian TV host Ahmed Moussa managed to pull it off. He used a recent show to sing the praises of Russian intervention in Syria, but illustrated it with footage that came from a five-year-old video game. And not a very good video game, by the look of it.
by John Hayward13 Oct 2015, 8:54 PM PST0

U.S. officials declared on Monday that they are convinced Russian warplanes were deliberately targeting CIA-backed Syrian rebels.
by John Hayward6 Oct 2015, 9:54 AM PST0

Russia claimed Friday that its air force bombed multiple positions held by the Islamic State in Raqqa, a city known as the de facto capital of the jihadi group in Syria.
by Jordan Schachtel2 Oct 2015, 5:05 PM PST0

Almost half of Britons would support sending the armed forced to engage Islamic State (IS) in Syria, a new poll has found. David Cameron famously suffered a “humiliating” defeat in Parliament in 2013, when he asked for MPs to support military
by Liam Deacon26 Sep 2015, 8:13 AM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) has released its first Turkish-language video, a fiery rant by an unidentified graybeard surrounded by the usual armed thugs in which the Turkish people are urged to reject democracy, overthrow the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, fight the United States, and do everything they can to assist the Islamic State and its “Caliph,” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
by John Hayward19 Aug 2015, 12:27 PM PST0

Israeli defense minister Moshe “Bogey” Ya’alon hinted that Israel would carry out air strikes and assassinations to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, and perhaps even to prevent the Iran deal from being implemented.
by Joel B. Pollak7 Aug 2015, 8:07 AM PST0

Discussing Turkey’s recent military action in Syria and Iraq, CNN quotes Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu blaming the Western world for creating ISIS by failing to remove Bashar Assad from power in Syria–a long-standing strategic objective of the Turks.
by John Hayward29 Jul 2015, 2:19 PM PST0

“Saudi-led airstrikes killed at least 80 people near Yemen’s border with Saudi Arabia and in the capital Sanaa Wednesday, residents said, the deadliest day of bombing in over two months of war in Yemen,” writes Reuters.
by John Hayward28 May 2015, 8:35 PM PST0

According to recent reports, the Italian Secret Service fears an air attack by ISIS, compounding the already existent danger of terrorist infiltration among with throngs of immigrants coming to Italy by boat from neighboring Libya.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.19 Feb 2015, 6:18 AM PST0