Turkey, US Agree to Form Joint Operation Center for Syria Safe Zone
Turkey and the United States said they agreed on Wednesday to establish a joint operation center in Turkey to coordinate and manage a planned safe zone in northern Syria.
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Turkey to launch offensive in Kurdish-controlled area in northern Syria
Turkey will carry out a military operation in a Kurdish-controlled area east of the Euphrates in northern Syria, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, its third offensive to dislodge Kurdish militia fighters close to its border.
Netanyahu hints at Syrian strike: ‘IDF fighting Iran, Hezbollah in North’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alluded to the attack in Syria across the Golan border at a memorial ceremony for Revisionist Zionist leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky on Mount Herzl.
Two attacks on two borders in one day: Is the IDF ready for war on 3 fronts?
Two attacks on two borders in less than 24 hours. One targeted IDF troops stationed along Gaza, while another targeted Hezbollah positions in Syria’s Golan Heights. Two incidents, miles apart. Just a small indication of the major challenge Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi faces in the next war.
Syrian Christians in US fear deportation as their protected status is in ‘jeopardy’
Thousands of Syrian immigrants in the U.S., including Christians, could be at risk of deportation back to their dangerous and deadly home country. A decision by the Trump administration to extend their longstanding temporary protected status has yet to be made as a crucial deadline looms, advocates say.
In A First Since 1980s, Israel Conducts Air Strikes Against Iran in Iraq
Israel conducted its first airstrikes in Iraqi territory since the 1980s, targeting Iranian missile shipments on July 19th and July 28th.
Israel said to hit Iranian sites in Iraq, expanding strikes on missile shipments
Israel has expanded its operations against Iranian targets to Iraq, where Air Force jets have struck twice in ten days, a report said Tuesday morning.
‘Will the US Army stand by idly while we are killed?’: Syriac Christians Ask for US Protection Against New Turkish Offensive
Christians in northern Syria are calling on the US government to intervene as signs mount that a new wave of Turkish incursions into the country is imminent.
Britain Begins Escorting All UK Vessels Through Strait of Hormuz
Britain has started sending a warship to accompany all British-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, a change in policy announced Thursday after the government previously said it did not have resources to do so.
Syria says Israel attacked posts held by its military, allied militias
An Israeli missile attack targeted Syrian military positions held by the government and its allies early on Wednesday, Syria’s state news agency said.
Hezbollah deploys forces along Lebanon-Israel border
Hezbollah has reportedly deployed its forces on the Lebanon-Israel border, The Daily Beast reported over the weekend, linking the move by the Iranian-backed Shiite terrorist group to the rising tensions in the Persian Gulf.
At summit with Russia, Israel and US demanded Iran leave Lebanon, Iraq
During a trilateral meeting between the national security advisers of Israel, the US and Russia in late June, Jerusalem, and Washington demanded that Moscow ensure the withdrawal of Iran’s forces from Lebanon and Iraq, as well as from Syria, Channel 13 News reported Tuesday.
Britain to send second warship to Gulf amid rising tension with Iran
Britain is sending a second warship to the Gulf amid rising tensions with Iran, as it said it was discussing with the US the possibility of building up its military presence in the area.
Syrian Christians Targeted Again by Islamic State
A suicide attack claimed by Islamic State (IS) near a church in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli shows that Christians remain a major target of the terror group, local officials and experts say.
‘We Still Have Things Up Our Sleeve,’ Senior Administration Official Says as Trump Rolls Out New Sanctions on Iran
As part of the new sanctions on the regime promised by President Trump Wednesday, the US will revoke waivers for Iran’s non-military nuclear program.
‘We Hope that Obstacles Will Be Removed’: Iran Seeks to Build Railway Connecting Iran, Iraq, Syria
Iran, Syria, and Iraq signed an agreement Wednesday, July 3rd, to construct an Iran-funded railway from Shalamcheh in the Islamic Republic to the Mediterranean coastal city of Lattakia in Syria, bypassing trade waterways typically patrolled by the US.
Iran warns British detention of oil tanker won’t go ‘unanswered’
Tehran warned Tuesday that Britain’s seizure of an Iranian oil tanker will not go ‘unanswered’ after denying earlier in the week that the ship detained in Gibraltar was carrying crude to Syria, which would put it in violation of EU sanctions.
‘Seize a British Oil Tanker,’ Says Iranian Official in Response to Iranian Ship Taken in by British
Iran is calling for the detention of a British oil tanker in retaliation for an Iranian ship carrying crude oil to Syria that was detained in the British territory of Gibraltar.
Pope Francis and Putin meet at Vatican, discuss Syria, Ukraine
A day before he is scheduled to meet with Ukranian Catholic leaders, Pope Francis welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday, speaking with him for just under an hour about a variety of issues.
Russia: Israel behind Syria strikes, threatens regional stability
Russia on Tuesday said Israel was behind a series of airstrikes on targets in Syria on Monday morning, adding that those attacks threatened to destabilize the region.