Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, talks with Iran may occur this next weekend.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claim that in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, they opened fire on US military installations.
- In order "to safeguard national security," Bahrain's Ministry of Interior declared that it has arrested fifteen people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Kuwait said on Wednesday that one person was killed and numerous others were injured in an Iranian missile and drone strike on its international airport.
- During a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, stated that the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health officials were still lagging behind.
Tag: Syrian Conflict
Islamic State Defeated, Syrian Force Says
The biggest worry: upward of 60,000 people, including more than 5,000 IS fighters, who have surrendered or been captured since the SDF and coalition launched their final assault last month
Trump’s Numerous Declarations of Victory Over...
late 2018, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw almost all of its troops from Syria, saying the Islamic State terror group had been defeated and there was no longer a reason to deploy U.S. forces in the war-torn nation
SDF Intensifies Nighttime Offensives Against IS
U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces continue their push to remove the last remnants of Islamic State militants from eastern Syria, intensifying their attacks against the terror group at night to advance further
Syria Camp in Crisis as IS...
As Internationally backed Syrian forces continue what they believe is their final battle for Islamic State-controlled territory, more than 65,000 people—almost all women and children–have evacuated to camps in northern Syria
Freed SDF Fighters Speak About Their...
Freed SDF Fighters Speak About Their IS Captivity
After The Caliphate: To Repatriate Or...
A study published in 2017 by the International Center for Counter-Terrorism at The Hague praised Russia and Georgia for helping to repatriate family members of IS fighters
Europe Gives Muted Response to Trump’s...
European allies have offered a muted response to U.S. President Trump’s demand that they take back their own citizens who have been captured fighting for Islamic State in Syria
Islamic State Using More Civilians as...
As Islamic State fighters slowly lose their grip over the terrorist network’s last Syrian stronghold, they increasingly are targeting civilians fleeing the violence to use them as human shields
Humanitarian Aid to Southern Syria
UNICEF added that most people lack food diversity and are resorting to reducing meals or selling their assets for food. While malnutrition has not been widely reported among the population, UNICEF warned that a deteriorating food security situation could trigger a malnutrition crisis
German Authority Puts Refugees to Driver’s...
Mohamad told new friends helping to adapt to life in Germany that he had once had a job driving a small, nine-seater bus for a primary school in Syria