Syria

Ukraine wants to purchase Israel's Iron Dome defense system to use against Russia and has accused the Israeli government of not providing enough military or medical assistance. The Ukrainian ambassador to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk, said the Israeli media and government had forgotten about the war, and he stepped up calls…

June 8 (UPI) -- A former Kansas teacher accused of training a battalion of more than 100 women and girls in Syria to fight for the Islamic State has pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to the foreign terrorist organization, federal prosecutors said. The Justice Department said in…

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The air forces of Russia and Syria conducted a joint drill over the war-torn country Tuesday, the first since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began more than three months ago, Syria’s Defense Ministry said. The ministry said two Russian SU-35 fighter jets and six Syrian MiG-23 and…

STOCKHOLM—Sweden has long been a haven for refugees and dissidents, from Iranians fleeing the Islamic revolution to Chileans escaping dictatorship, helping the country’s reputation as a peacemaker on the world stage. But now this open-door policy is complicating Sweden’s bid to join NATO after Russia invaded Ukraine, with Turkey blocking…

THE Philippine Military said on Tuesday that they had neutralized the spokesman of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - East Asia (ISIS-EA) during an operation in Maguindanao on Monday afternoon. In a statement, the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) identified the spokesman as Abdulfatah Omar Alimuden or Abu Huzaifah.…

Among the thousands of street parties up and down the country, Leytonstone in East London has been hosting a special celebration aimed at refugees who’ve been welcomed here from around the world after fleeing war and conflict from Ukraine and Afghanistan, to Syria and the Caribbean. Read More

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…