Syria

US concerned by China's ongoing attempts to 'intimidate' neighbours: White House

Ex-Pentagon chief Jim Mattis says bitter politics threaten US

9:14 pm August 28, 2019

WASHINGTON: Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warns in a book excerpt of the bitter political divisions that seem to be tearing apart American society, echoing themes he often cited before he resigned from the Trump administration in protest. The retired Marine general, who quit in December amid policy disagreements with President Donald Trump, says he […]

Iranian oil tanker pursued by US says it is going to Turkey

3:28 pm August 24, 2019

Dubai: An Iranian-flagged oil tanker pursued by the US amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington changed its listed destination to a port in Turkey early Saturday after Greece said it wouldn’t risk its relations with America by aiding it. The crew of the Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as the Grace 1, updated its […]

Israel bombed Iraq weapons depot: report

8:45 pm August 23, 2019

Washington: Israel has carried out at least one strike against a weapons depot in Iraq, The New York Times reported Thursday. There have been a series of blasts in Iraq over the past month at training camps and arms depots used by the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary forces, which are mainly composed of pro-Iranian militias. Israel […]

UK strips Jihadi Jack of his British dual nationality: Reports

10:16 pm August 18, 2019

London: A former Islamic State recruit referred to as Jihadi Jack for his British links has been stripped of his UK nationality, according to UK media reports. Jack Letts, a 24-year-old Muslim convert from the town of Oxford, had travelled to Raqqa in Syria as a teenager in 2014 and fought with ISIS before leaving […]

Blast kills 12 regime fighters at Syria airbase: Monitor

10:28 pm August 3, 2019

Beirut: A blast of unclear origin killed 12 regime forces at a military airport in central Syria on Saturday, a war monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group, which is based in Britain and relies on a network of sources on the ground, said it was still unclear what had caused the […]