
Ministry of Defence (MoD) sources warned Prime Minister David Cameron that his claim there are 70,000 Syrian fighters ready to take on Islamic State was misleading before the House of Commons debated whether to engage in airstrikes, it has emerged. A source has
by Breitbart London4 Dec 2015, 7:56 AM PST0

Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force squad, was reportedly injured while fighting in Syria last month. According to an Iranian opposition group, he was far more severely injured than Tehran wants to admit.
by John Hayward1 Dec 2015, 1:58 PM PST0

Fighting has erupted between allegedly allied anti-Islamic State groups in Aleppo, Syria, killing over 20 people in the past two days.
by Mary Chastain30 Nov 2015, 10:39 AM PST0

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is willing to “cooperate” with the West in Syria against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) but does not believe the West is ready to work with their coalition.
by Mary Chastain27 Nov 2015, 6:53 PM PST0

Iranian media are denying a report circulating in various Arab media sources, which has reached the White House, claiming that General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s notorious special Quds Forces, was injured in Syria by rebel fire while fighting on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad.
by Frances Martel24 Nov 2015, 9:20 PM PST0

The Free Syrian Army, a conglomerate of several rebel groups fighting against Bashar al-Assad’s forces in Syria, has uploaded a video to YouTube showcasing its apparent success striking a direct hit on a Russian helicopter that had recently landed.
by Jordan Schachtel24 Nov 2015, 9:08 AM PST0

The Free Syrian Army (FSA), which includes fighters trained by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has reportedly been decimated by widespread desertions.
by Edwin Mora12 Nov 2015, 7:10 PM PST0

The head of the Syrian rebel group the Raqqa Revolutionaries Front has announced in a video uploaded to YouTube that his group will “soon” announce a military offensive on Raqqa, the “capital” of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) terrorist group.
by Frances Martel30 Oct 2015, 10:33 AM PST0

The Free Syrian Army has been backed by Western powers until now and has been actively targeted by Russian airstrikes, but it has reportedly made overtures to Moscow to discuss military cooperation, or at least an end to Russian bombing of their positions.
by John Hayward28 Oct 2015, 8:31 PM PST0

The office of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad issued a statement Tuesday claiming to welcome “any political solution” to the Syrian civil war, days after insisting that an election is out of the question until Assad achieves “victory over terrorism.”
by Frances Martel28 Oct 2015, 8:37 AM PST0

United States State Department spokesman John Kirby called Iran’s “destabilizing activity” in Syria “unhelpful” but noted that the Islamic Republic would need to be more involved in the diplomatic process of achieving an end to the violence in the region sooner rather than later.
by Adelle Nazarian27 Oct 2015, 9:57 PM PST0

The Russian government wants Syria to hold presidential and parliamentary elections. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has allegedly stated he would rather wait until “terrorism” is eradicated from the country to hold elections again.
by Mary Chastain26 Oct 2015, 10:19 AM PST0

Russian lawmakers meeting with Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad on Sunday claim he is open to holding elections that may result in his removal from power, but only after “terrorists”–a word Assad has often used as a blanket term for any Syrian opposition–are defeated.
by Frances Martel26 Oct 2015, 7:55 AM PST0

A round of Russian air strikes on the ISIS-free province of Latakia reportedly killed Basil Zimmo, a brigade commander in the U.S.-aligned “moderate” Free Syrian Army, along with a number of civilians.
by John Hayward20 Oct 2015, 2:23 PM PST0

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made incendiary remarks on Thursday, warning that he does not fear chilling diplomatic relations with Russia if Russian planes continue to violate Turkish airspace in their campaign to support Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
by Frances Martel8 Oct 2015, 7:00 PM PST0

Russian propaganda outlet Pravda implied in a report this week that U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) wants to fund arms for the Islamic State, to be used to shoot down Russian fighter jets.
by Mary Chastain7 Oct 2015, 7:00 PM PST0

After several days of pounding enemies of the Assad regime from the air – with a preference for bombing forces trained by the CIA and backed by the United States – Russia kicked in a swarm of 26 cruise missiles launched by its Caspian Sea fleet, some 900 miles away
by John Hayward7 Oct 2015, 3:48 PM PST0

Iranian ground forces are pouring into Syria and preparing for action under Russian air cover, in an effort to help Syrian military forces recapture ground taken by rebels, including al-Qaeda’s Nusra Front.
by John Hayward1 Oct 2015, 10:59 AM PST0

The Russians are still insisting their air campaign is targeting the Islamic State, but U.S. officials say the bombs have been dropping on CIA-backed rebel groups.
by John Hayward1 Oct 2015, 8:26 AM PST0

After several dispatches from Syria reported that the few remaining American-backed rebel fighters have been compromised by the al-Nusra Front, an offshoot of al-Qaeda, U.S. Central Command released a statement late Friday confirming that the U.S.-armed New Syrian Forces had delivered equipment and vehicles to the jihadi outfit.
by Jordan Schachtel28 Sep 2015, 5:56 AM PST0

A relative of Abdallah Kurdi living in France with his wife and four children has called the country an “open air prison”, and spoken of his desire to go to England – despite having been granted a three bedroom council
by Donna Rachel Edmunds17 Sep 2015, 5:19 AM PST0

In what is potentially a major escalation in the growing sectarian wars in the Mideast, intelligence officials are saying that Russia appears to be building a new military base in Syria, in the Mediterranean port city of Latakia, with an airfield and prefabricated housing units for up to 1,000 personnel.
by John J. Xenakis6 Sep 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Hundreds of migrant deaths in Mediterranean highlight Libya-Calais relationship; U.S.-trained Free Syrian Army’s Division 30 suffers major defeat; US program to train rebels in Syria appears flawed from the start
by John J. Xenakis6 Aug 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Greece’s chaos continues as banks are closed; Turkey considers invasion of Syria to prevent a Kurdish state; Jordan makes plans for Syria invasion to protect its northern border
by John J. Xenakis30 Jun 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) reportedly attacked the Syrian border town of Kobani from Turkey, an allegation that Ankara “strongly” denies.
by Edwin Mora26 Jun 2015, 8:29 PM PST0