Author: Mon, 2019-03-18 22:10 BEIRUT: Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt has expressed concern about reports that Syrian refugees returning to their country from Lebanon face torture and murder. This coincides with a debate in Lebanon about whether Syrian refugees … read more
Mon, 2019-03-18 22:20 DAMASCUS: Syrian regime forces will reclaim control of northeastern areas controlled by the US-backed Kurds, whether by force or through reconciliation, the defense minister warned Monday. Marginalized for decades, Syria’s minority Kurds have carved out a de-facto autonomous … read more
Author: REUTERS ID: 1552911408038393200 Mon, 2019-03-18 12:02 ANKARA: Turkey and Iran carried out a joint operation against militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) on Monday, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said according to state-owned media. “We started carrying … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1552901886887843200 Mon, 2019-03-18 09:22 BAGHOUZ, Syria: US-backed fighters said they had taken positions in Daesh’s last enclave in eastern Syria and air strikes pounded the tiny patch of land beside the Euphrates River early on Monday, a … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1552900583567794900 Mon, 2019-03-18 09:15 BAGHDAD: Two Iraqi soldiers were killed in rare clashes Sunday with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the north of the country where the group has bases, the army said overnight. The PKK, … read more