Russian Defense Minister said on Tuesday that ISIL Takfiri group now controls only 5% of Syrian territory since the start of the Russian operation in the war-hit country. “Today, Daesh controls less than 5%. Before the start of the operation of the Russian Air and Space Forces, more than 70% ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met top US diplomat Rex Tillerson in Baghdad on Monday, challenging the secretary of state over his comments on Hashd Shaabi volunteer forces. Tillerson, in Riyadh on Sunday, had called on Hashd fighters in Iraq to “go home” as the fight against the ISIL terrorist ...
