June 2016

I got a chance to look at a rare document written in March 1945 that shows the nature of tense US-Saudi relations. It reminds us of the situation today. Back then, the US government had not appointed an ambassador, depending on what was…

Russia’s defense ministry announced late Wednesday that a 48-hour ceasefire had been introduced, starting from Thursday, to help stabilize the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo. “On Russia’s initiative, a ‘regime of silence’ has been…

Aleppo, the second-largest city in Syria and scene of several clashes since unrest erupted in March 2011, sums up the dynamic of the conflict. Once the country’s commercial hub, Aleppo has become a frontline, its eastern districts captured…

Latakia Province: Violent clashes continued until after midnight yesterday between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions in several areas in Jabal al-Turkman in the northern countryside of…

Homs Province: It rose to 28 at least, the number of members from the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them who have been killed when their positions were targeted by the "Islamic state" using 2 booby trapped vehicles in the east of…

Aleppo Province: 12 members at least from the gunmen loyal to the regime forces of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities were killed during the fierce clash that took place against Jabhat Al-Nusra (al-Qaeda in Levant) and the rebel and…

Idlib Province: warplanes carried out several raids on the vicinity of Ariha city and its outskirts, which killed one person and injured several others, also warplanes bombed places on the outskirts of Sinjar town, no information about…

violent clashes took place after midnight yesterday between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions on the outskirts of al-Mallah area north of Aleppo from the side of Al-Castelo road,…

The inside of Aleppo city is witnessing since the morning of today 16th of June 2016 a state of calmness, after 55 consecutive days of targeting the neighborhoods of Aleppo city, since the 22nd of April 2016, which caused a great…

At least 70 jihadist fighters and military soldiers were killed over the past 24 hours during battles in Syria's Aleppo province, a monitor group reported on Wednesday. The Syrian army backed by Russian airstrikes has been engaged in…