Elite Iraqi forces were poised Tuesday for a first push into Mosul, after the prime minister warned terrorist groups who hold the city have no choice but to surrender or die. Forces from Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) were fighting the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) in ...
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday that talks aimed at ending the Syrian crisis was delayed indefinitely, noting that Moscow’s warships have concluded their passage to the Mediterranean. During a conference call on Tuesday, said a Western failure to rein in Takfiri insurgents in Syria had indefinitely delayed the ...
