In Trump's press conference, expanding somewhat on the thank, Russia again came first and Iraq was excellent Iraqi National Intelligence Service later commented on the break it had gotten, via Syrian. ..…
He merged a group known as the Nusra Front, which initially welcomed moderate Sunni rebels who were part of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad, with a new one known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. ..…
It was in the fight against IS, which brutalized thousands of people Syria and Iraq and sought to direct campaign from self-declared caliphate.. Syrian Kurdish forces Mustafa Bali said his fighters believe al-Muhajir was Jarablus to facilitate al-Baghdadi's travel to the area. ..…
The comments came a day after President Donald Trump announced the killing of al-Baghdadi, a development that left IS without an obvious leader — a major setback for a terror organization that in March was forced by American troops and Kurdish forces out of the last portion of its self-declared..…
AMY GOODMAN: The raid began early Sunday when eight U.S. military helicopters flew from a base near Erbil, Iraq, to northwestern Syria over airspace controlled by Syria and Russia. The New York Times reports Syrian and Iraqi Kurds had provided more intelligence for the raid than any single..…
Despite Kurds with President Trump's and Turkish operation that pushed Kurds away from territory they had controlled on Syrian side of the border with Turkey, Kurdish officials in both Syria and Iraq helped locate the target of the raid, citing American official. ..…
On Saturday that a U.S. convoy of armored vehicles and troops was advancing from Iraq into southeastern Syria. The Trump administration justified this as a move to protect Syrian oil fields; Moscow termed it “banditry.” . ..…
According to New York Times report, ation about Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's whereabouts came following the arrest and interrogation of one of al-Baghdadi's wives and Iraq this past summer.. Flying low and fast to avoid detection, the helicopters crossed Syrian border and then flew..…
Several groups that have ties with Qaeda have in this area, Sadradeen Kinno, Syrian researcher, told Voice of America.. The raiders helicoptered in from Erbil, Iraq, crossing what is now Russian airspace to conduct the in area controlled by Huras al-Din, 500 to 2,000 fighters, half of. ..…
Let's go back to 2011, during the start of Syrian conflict which began there were U.S backed moderate rebels and members of ISIS and other terrorist groups that came from Iraq, Libya and elsewhere. Professor Tim Anderson, Senior Lecturer Political Economy at University of Sydney and author..…
The divisions within the rank and file of the terrorist organization seem to be growing as it has lost all of its territory, and thousands of Islamic State’s jihadists have been killed in airstrikes conducted by the US-led coalition against the Islamic State and the ground offensives by the Iraqi armed..…
In his remarks, Trump also expressed his gratitude to Russia, Turkey, Syria, Syrian Kurds, and Iraq, saying the mission could have taken place with the help of other nations and people.. ..…
In statement that followed the raid, Trump thanked Russia for its assistance, and Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Syrian Kurds. . ..…
In his remarks, Trump also expressed his gratitude to Russia, Turkey, Syria, Syrian Kurds, and Iraq, saying the mission could have taken place with the help of other nations and people.. ..…
However, it's unlikely that the group could carry out major hits as it has been largely defeated in Syria and Iraq and only sleeper cells are located in the Syrian desert and some areas in Idlib, where he was located and killed. . ..…
In his remarks, Trump also expressed his gratitude to Russia, Turkey, Syria, Syrian Kurds, and Iraq, saying the mission could have taken place with the help of other nations and people.. ..…
Lebanese Paper Reveals US Mission's Role in October Protests in Iraq . . ... Syrian Army Boosts Deployment in Hasaka Province . . Russia Slams Initiative to Set up NATO-Controlled Safe Zone in Syria . . ..…
In statement that followed the raid, Trump thanked Russia for its assistance, and Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Syrian Kurds. . ..…
Iraqi officials said al- Baghdadi was wounded in airstrike on Nov 8, 2014, in the town of Qaim, near Syrian Iraq's Anbar province. ..…
He merged a group known as the Nusra Front, which initially welcomed moderate Sunni rebels who were part of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad, with a new one known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. ..…