OPCW currently testing for evidence of chemical weapon use in Syria

An evidence gathering mission held in Douma, Syria by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was completed this week. This was only the first part of their investigation but was still a big step in discovering if chemical weapons were used there or not. The OPCW announced that at the end of […]

SDF now fighting Syrian regime in southern Rojava

The Syrian Democratic Forces stationed near Deir ez-Zor, a city on the border of Syrian regime territory and not far from the Iraqi border, have been engaged by President Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime government forces along with supporting militia elements. Based on conflict monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, findings so far 6 SDF soldiers […]

Iraq begins airstrikes in Syria against ISIS

This past week the Iraqi Air Force began carrying out coordinated air strikes on Islamic State positions in Syria alongside the Syrian government. A Tweet from the Iraqi Air Force read, “Based on the orders from Abadi, the commander-in-chief, our air forces by using F-16s bombarded ISIS terrorists’ positions in Syria on the border with Iraq on […]

President Erdogan against the world

According to Turkish President Erdogan, the United States and its western allies seek to maintain control of the oil fields in northern Syria. Over this past weekend he said, “Those who are planning in Syria are planning on oil, and we will spoil this game. By supporting Syria, and making this country stay on its feet again, […]

Air strikes in Syria: The targets, the aircraft involved, and the Russian response

On Friday night, President Donald Trump took to television to announce an offensive being carried about by military assets from the United States, UK, and France, aiming to significantly hinder Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s chemical weapons capabilities. The offensive, which included weapons launches from multiple air and naval platforms, was a direct response to […]

‘Rebels’ evacuate Douma as Russian/Assad forces move in

Russian Military Police are being sent Douma, Syria, where now that the previous anti-regime rebel inhabitants have fled or been killed, the Assad regime intends to take control with aid from their Russian counterparts. Russia’s Defense Ministry released a statement that said, “Under the auspices of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation and the Syria Arab Army, […]

Government air raids kill 33 civilians in northwest Syria, says monitor

Government air strikes have killed 33 civilians in the past 24 hours in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib where government forces are fighting militants, a monitor said on Monday. On Monday alone, the strikes killed 16 civilians including 11 in a vegetable market in the town of Saraqeb, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights […]

Putin confirms permanent Russian air and naval bases in Syria

Vladimir Putin confirmed that Russia would maintain a permanent air base and naval facility in Syria after announcing plans to withdraw some troops from the country. The Russian president’s announcement came during a visit to the Khmeimim base in Latakia, where Putin told Russian troops they would be “returning” to their homes “victorious.” The visit […]

Syrian rebels say Iran won the war for Assad

Commanders in the Free Syrian Army (FSA), part of the opposition forces which have fought for years against the regime of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, claimed that without Iranian intervention they would have won the war. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Fateh Hassoun and Bashar al-Zoubi both cited the strong rebel gains being made […]

After Raqqa, the U.S. sees Russia, Assad looming over remaining Syrian battlefield

Rapid advances by Russian- and Iranian-backed government forces in eastern Syria are thwarting the U.S. military’s hopes of pressing deeper into Islamic State territory after winning the battle for Raqqa. An expansion of territory held by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad is also likely to provide Assad with additional leverage in political negotiations over Syria’s […]