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Syrian Peace Talks Resume in Geneva

UN-brokered talks aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the Syrian war resume in Geneva on Thursday, 10 months after the last round of negotiations in the Swiss city. Just hours after rival delegations arrived, UN envoy Staffan de Mistura admitted there was limited ground for progress on making peace. ...

February 23, 2017

Syria

Syrian Army Advances in Graveyards Area in Deir Ezzor

The Syrian Army and Armed Forces units, in cooperation with supporting forces and with aerial support, carried out military operations on Wednesday targeting ISIL gatherings in Deir Ezzor city and in its surroundings. SANA’s reporter in the province said that army units expanded the extent of their control in the ...

February 22, 2017

Syria

Syrian Authorities to Settle Legal Status of 700 People in Serghaya Town in Damascus

Governor of Damascus Countryside Alaa Ibrahim inspected on Wednesday the services situation in Serghaya town and the implemented measures to settle the status of armed persons after the departure of terrorists from the town within the framework of continued local reconciliations in the western part of the province. In a ...

February 22, 2017

Iran

Popular Mobilization forces during Mosul battle

Iraq’s Mobilization Forces: Mosul – Tal Afar Highway Completely Cut off

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces PMF spokesman Ahmad Al-Asadi announced that the key highway, linking Tal Afar with Mosul strongholds of ISIL terrorist group, has been completely cut off. Asadi added Mosul – Tal Afar high way was cut off by the PMF units, noting that the forces will continue to ...

February 22, 2017

Iran

Supporting Palestinian Intifada Tops Closing Statement of Iran Conference

The closing statement of the sixth International conference “To support the Palestinian Intifada” held in Tehran highlighted on Tuesday the importance of the Palestinian cause, calling on supporting it and avoiding marginalizing it amid the regional crises. The statement also hailed the Lebanese and Palestinian resistance movements, stressing their role ...

February 22, 2017

Iraq

Iraq Forces Poised for Mosul Airport Assault

Iraqi forces readied on Wednesday for an assault on Mosul airport after blitzing ‘jihadist’ positions in a renewed offensive to retake the ISIL group’s emblematic stronghold. Elite forces reinforced positions that were taken since a fresh push south of Mosul was launched on Sunday while hundreds of civilians fled newly ...

February 22, 2017

Iran

Rouhani Calls for Closer Cooperation with Lebanon on Settling Regional Conflicts

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani told Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri Wednesday that Tehran-Beirut close cooperation and coordination can prove highly effective in resolving regional issues. “To settle the various regional issues, there is no other way but consultations and joint cooperation amon involved countries,” the President stressed in his meeting with ...

February 22, 2017

Turkey

Turkey Says ‘100 ISIL Fighters’ Left in Syria’s Al-Bab

Turkey said Wednesday fewer than 100 ISIL ‘jihadists’ were still holed up in a flashpoint Syrian town which has seen the bloodiest clashes of Ankara’s half-year campaign inside the conflict-torn country. Speaking to NTV television, Defense Minister Fikri Isik said half of the town of Al-Bab was in the hands ...

February 22, 2017

Yemen

Commander of UAE Forces, Deputy Commander of Aggression Forces Killed in Yemen

The commander of United Arab Emirates forces in Yemen was killed along with a top Yemeni commander of the Saudi-led aggression forces were killed in Mokha on Wednesday. Al-Manar correspondent in Yemen reported that UAE’s Brigadier Nasser Mishabab Al Otaibi, Commander of the Emirati forces in Yemen was killed in ...

February 22, 2017

Turkey

Turkey Lifts Ban on Army Officers Wearing Hijab

Turkey’s army is lifting a historic ban on female officers wearing the Islamic headscarf in the officially secular country, the state-run Anadolu news agency said Wednesday. The move, ordered by the defense ministry, applies to female officers working in the general staff and command headquarters and branches, it said. Women ...

February 22, 2017