In a worrying development, the Islamic State (IS) released a video saying that the group will execute six Iraqi men that were kidnapped last week on the Baghdad-Kirkuk Road unless female IS prisoners (some of whom thought to be related to the militants) are released from prison. In the video, which ...

On 17th June, 2018, 10pm local time, an airstrike from an unidentified aircraft struck the village of Harri, southeast of the town of Albu Kamal in Deir ez-Zour Province. The strike hit positions where the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies were stationed, which included Iran’s Islamic Revolut...

For the past few weeks tensions have risen between the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Turkish forces concerning the contested city of Manbij in Northern Syria. The Turkish Foreign Ministry announced on Friday, May 25th, that a delegation of officials belonging to the United State...