Russia fires unpopular meatgrinder general
The Kyiv Post’s Stefan Korshak reports that a senior Russian general once favoured by the Kremlin but widely disliked by his troops for brutal frontal assaults, Lt. Gen. Sukhrab Akhmedov,…
Brits and French in air attack on Syrian site
British and French forces have conducted a coordinated airstrike on an underground site in central Syria that was being used by Islamic State, according to the UK Ministry of Defence.…
Deaths at demos in Syrian cities as Alawites protest
Several people, including a security officer, were killed and dozens wounded during demonstrations in the Syrian cities of Latakia, Tartous and Jableh on Sunday, as hundreds of protesters in Tartous…
Moscow bids to keep bases in Syria
Syria’s foreign and defence ministers have met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss expanding strategic military cooperation, with Syrian state media highlighting a strong focus on defence ties.…
Israel conducting more offensive ops in Syria
Israeli forces have moved into the Quneitra area of Syria’s occupied Golan Heights, establishing two military checkpoints in the villages of Ain Ziwan and al-Ajraf, according to an Al Jazeera…
Trump hopping mad after US forces die in Syria
Donald Trump warned that the United States would respond forcefully after three Americans were killed in what officials described as a suspected Islamic State attack in Syria. The US military’s…
Israel will abandon ‘excessive tolerance’ – Netanyahu
Israel’s Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel intends to retain the Syrian territories it currently occupies and will no longer tolerate threats from Iran’s regional axis. Speaking to Israeli ambassadors,…
Israeli forces kill 13 in Syria
As Israeli forces continue offensive operations in Palestine and Lebanon, Syria’s UN representative Ibrahim Olabi condemned Israel’s recent attack on the southern town of Beit Jinn, which killed 13 people…