Syria

Turkish troops deploy in Syria's northern region of Manbij, Syria. (Image: AP file) Analysts say Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking advantage of the war in Ukraine to push his own goals in neighboring SyriaIn northern Syria, residents are bracing for a new fight. With the world’s attention focused…

Moscow’s savagery in Syria, among other places, foretold its tactics today...Read More

Russian Army Gen. Aleksandr Dvornikov, the man chosen to lead the next phase of Moscow’s war in Ukraine, wrote in a military newspaper in 2018 that in modern warfare, “the main task is not the physical destruction of the enemy, but the complete subordination of him to one’s will.” An architect…

Reports that Russia has appointed Gen. Alexander Dvornikov to take over operations in Ukraine indicate that the war could be set to enter a brutal new phase as Moscow readies a major offensive in Ukraine’s east, some military analysts said. Dvornikov, who most recently oversaw Russian troops in Syria and has a…

A jury in London on Monday found an Islamic State fanatic guilty of stabbing lawmaker David Amess to death and plotting to attack other lawmakers. The jury deliberated for just 18 minutes to find Ali Harbi Ali guilty of murder and preparing terrorist acts. The 26-year-old carried out the attack…

PUTIN'S TERROR - Why is Russia invading Ukraine? - Will there be World War 3?  - Will the UK go to war? - Help support Ukraine by donating your clothes 14:16, 11 Apr 2022Updated: 14:16, 11 Apr 2022VLADIMIR Putin has enlisted a feared Russian general to lead Russia's invasion -…

The newly-appointed general in command of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine is likely to usher in a fresh round of “crimes and brutality” against civilians, the US has said. Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser in Washington, said the appointment of Alexander Dvornikov as theatre commander of Russian forces in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — After its striking post-invasion setbacks, Russia has appointed a new Ukraine war commander, a U.S. official said Sunday. Russia has turned to Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, 60, one of Russia’s most experienced military officers and — according to U.S. officials — a general with a record of brutality…

IDLIB: Abdel Hamid al-Youssef said 25 members of his family, including his wife and infant twins, were killed when poison gas was dropped on their town in Syria in 2017, in an attack a U.N.-backed inquiry concluded was launched by the Syrian state. “In seconds, everything was erased. Life was…

World 10 Apr, 2022 01:01 AM5 minutes to read A Russian missile tore through a government building, killing seven people. Video / AP Daily Telegraph UK By James Kilner and Rozina Sabur A general who bombed Syrian cities into the ground has been appointed Russia's top commander in Ukraine and…