03/12/2015

Philip Stephens As in 17th-century Europe, it is the involvement of outside powers that has kept the fires burning The Middle East reminds us that there is nothing so unholy as a holy war. Europe learnt this in the 17th century.…

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu dismissed Russian allegations that Turkey was buying oil from Islamic State as "Soviet-style propaganda" on Thursday and said the NATO member was doing all it could to secure its border with Syria.…

Diplomats hope to start direct talks between Syria's government and opposition in next few weeks SIS can be defeated within "months" of a ceasefire between Syria's government and moderate rebels, U.S. Secretary of State John…

Syrian state media has reacted with scorn after MPs in the UK voted to attack so-called Islamic State targets in Syria. Al-Thawra newspaper said the House of Commons had responded to "Prime Minister David Cameron's lies" by "vaulting over…

SOHR received a footage shows an IS member wearing the orange jumpsuit and saying that “my name is Khasyif Maghomid, I am Russian born in Chechnya in 1992. I entered to Islamic State territories under the name Haroun. I came to the…

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights were informed by reliable sources that the Russian forces are expanding al-Shayrat airbase in the southeastern countryside of Homs, in addition to fortifying the airbase furthermore in order to use it…

Hama province: Areas of al-Qahira, al-Mansoura, Tal Wasit, al-Enkaw, Zajram and al-Manara were exposed to bombardment by regime forces, amid clashes between regime forces and rebels around al-Mansoura, al-Qahira, Tal Zajram in an attempt by…

Reef Dimashq province: Clashes took place between regime forces and rebels around Darya leading to the death of 1 soldier. Regime forces bombarded al-Merj area. Dar'a province: Regime forces bombarded Inkhel, Kafar Shams, and Zamrin, no…

  al-Raqqa province: Warplanes bombarded areas of Ein Essa northwest of Raqqa countryside, confirmed reports of losses in IS. 3 civilians were killed by a landmine exploded in al-Raii area.

Aleppo province: Russian warplanes targeted areas of the southern countryside, no reports of losses. Clashes took place between regime forces and Islamic battalions around Dadin and al-Bakara hills amid bombardment by regime forces around…