US-backed militants fighting ISIL Takfiri group in Syria’s Raqqa, took control of a village near al-Tabqa after clashes with the extremist terrorists. According to the Kurdish Firat News Agency, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) troops liberated Ayid Qabir village, located in three kilometers (1.8 miles) from al-Tabqa, from ISIL. The ...
North Korea denounced the US deployment of a naval strike group to the region Tuesday, warning it is ready for “war” as Washington tightens the screws on the nuclear-armed state. The strike group — which includes the Nimitz-class aircraft supercarrier USS Carl Vinson — cancelled a planned trip to Australia ...