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US President Donald Trump has is not thrilled about Kurds Syrian allies YPG after it transpired that the militia group has been selling oil U.S. Middle East rival Iran which has been under US sanctions. “The Kurds, our partners, are Read more
Kuwait has conditioned the reopening of its diplomatic in Damascus on the decision to be made by the Arab League early this week after the UAE and Bahrain re-established diplomatic ties with President Bashar al-Assad regime after seven year of Read more
The USA has established two military bases in western Anbar province, near the Syrian border, to help Iraqi forces thwart the infiltration of Islamic State group (ISIS) militants, an Iraqi official has revealed. “The US Army has established two new Read more
Iraq’s Prime Minister Monday said Baghdad could send troops in Syria to protect its borders against the Islamic State group (ISIS) fighters, after the US last week announced the withdrawal of American forces from the Middle East country. Speaking at Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron Sunday laid into Donald Trump after the American President instructed US troops in Syria to return home following discussions with Turkey. “An ally should be dependable,” Macron said during a press conference in Chad. “I very Read more
US President Donald Trump Wednesday announced the withdrawal of American forces from war-torn Syria after he claimed victory over the Islamic State group (ISIS) that he said was the only reason of the American military presence in the Middle East Read more
Although the overall intensity of violence in Syria has decreased, civilians continue to be killed by air and ground-based strikes, Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs told the Security Council on Thursday, during a briefing on the current situation Read more
The US has installed a number of observation posts overlooking the Turkish border in Kurdish-controlled parts of northern Syria, in a move that has antagonized Washington’s Nato ally, as it prepares for an offensive on its southern border. “The observation Read more
The UN top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, has condemned the reported executions of civilians by violent extremists in the east of war-torn Syria, warning that an “at least 7,000” people in Deir-Ez-Zor province were trapped, amid efforts to dislodge ISIL Read more
The European Union has adopted Tuesday a €56.5 million package to promote sustainable job creation and strengthen support to refugees, internally displaced populations and their host communities in Iraq. This brings the total EU development assistance mobilized in favor of Read more