The Syrian army and allies managed on Wednesday to repel an ISIL attack on many of its positions in Hamima area in Badiya in Homs eastern countryside near Deir Ezzor province ISIL suicide bombers and booby-trapped cars headed the attack against the Syrian army and allies who clashed with the ...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appointed two female vice presidents on Wednesday. Massoumeh Ebtekar, known internationally for her role as spokesperson during the 1980 US embassy hostage crisis, was named as vice president in charge of women’s affairs, having previously run the environment brief in Rouhani’s office. Laya Joneydi was appointed ...