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Carrier strike force heading to the Middle East to counter Iran threats By Nicholas Sakelaris MAY 6, 2019 An aerial view of the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis and USS Abraham Lincoln, which are expected to meet in the Persian Gulf in response to Iranian threats. Photo by...

About 59 Tomahawk missiles were launched from US Navy warships in the Mediterranean Sea, a US official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. A target was identified as an airbase in Homs.

The Aerial fight over Golan: On 26 April 1974, PAF fighter pilot Flight Lieutenant Sattar Alvi on deputation to No. 67A Squadron, Syrian Air Force (SAF) was flying a SAF MiG-21F-13 (Serial No. 1863) out of the Dumayr Air Base, Syria in an eight-ship formation with a fellow PAF pilot and the...

U.S. President Barack Obama and his top foreign policy advisers are expected to meet on Friday to consider their military and other options in Syria as Syrian and Russian aircraft continue to pummel Aleppo and other targets, U.S. officials said. Some top officials argue the United States must...

“It was one of the terrorist groups. And we know that, say, the Americans know it too, but prefer to take a different position, to falsely accuse Russia. This is not helping,” Putin said at an economic forum in Moscow. The aid convoy was attacked on the night of September 20. The International...

Contrary to Qatar’s assurances that it does not support Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), Hillary Clinton apparently believes that they are in fact providing “clandestine financial and logistic support to IS and other radical Sunni groups in the region,” according to an August 17, 2014...

Even with the eventual defeat of ISIS, it wouldn't be time for Syria to wipe off her tears. The post Assad dispensation (when it materializes) will be characterised by audacious terrorist attacks like the one witnessed before in Iraq around 2006 (they are making a comeback there) but this time...

Israel is facing a major dilemma with regard to the conflict in Syria. On one hand is the old foe in Assad who is hinged to the Iran Hezbollah nexus. The alternative is ISIS which is a sworn enemy, by virtue of its ideological leanings and radical Islamism. The secular opposition is fronted...

The Syrian conflict has now acquired a dynamic of its own. Its no longer about the self determination and emancipation of the long suffering populace but the theatre of war has tragically morphed into a proxy war between global and regional powers with Assad and ISIS continuing to beat the drums...

By committing to support Assad militarily, Russia has just plunged itself into the limelight of attention from jihadi groups. And there are precedents in Beirut where over 200 American marines were killed. I believe that something is in the offing and Russia should tread carefully in Syria...

Russian president Vladimir Putin says that Russian weapons have turned the tide of the war in Syria. Russian warplanes have flown 10,000 missions since Sept. 30 hitting 200 oil facilities allowing the Syrian military to drive militants from 500 towns and villages. For the first time, Russia...

The siege on Aleppo seems imminent with govt forces seeking to seal off the city and lay a deadly siege. The ceasefire looks fragile with Russian warplanes in action as ground fighting rages on. Aleppo is a gamechanger in the Syrian conflict and could either lead to a ceasefire along the lines...

The war in Syria has been ranging on for 5 years now. It seems that Russia has given the Syrian regime a new lease of life and Assad is about to turn the tables decisively in his favour. I postulate that the quickest way to stop the war is to hit directly at the decision makers and their...

Those of us living near the southern border of the United States have been watchful for a while, thinking something like this was probably going on behind the scenes. I've heard reports for a few years now that the Mexican drug cartels have been collaborating with Hamas, which was very alarming...

Watching the multiparty tug-of-war going on in Syria, I'm partially reminded of the race to Berlin. Only this time, it isn't just the U.S. and Russia jockeying for position. Turkey, Saudi Arabia, USA, Russia, and Iran are all attempting to influence the goings-on in the territory, some more...

It is time to reclaim lost territory for Syria as its forces pressed on their offensive against ISIS. It was another attack after seizing control of the ancient city of Palmyra in a major blow for the jihadists. This time it is the Deir Ezzor province, an IS bastion. That successful reclaiming...

The famed ancient city of Palmyra is recaptured by Syrian troops backed by Russian forces from the Islamic State group. After defusing mines and bombs planted by ISIS, the army Syrian army marched to claeim the ancient city of Palmyra as a major victory over the jihadists. A military source...

Syria peace talks is to continue in Geneva as US Secretary of State John Kerry met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault in Paris. The meeting which included British, German and Italian counterparts was hosted by France. Amid a partial ceasefire in Syria, the Geneva peace talks that is...