France, Russia Agree to Exchange IS Intelligence
French President François Hollande said Thursday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to exchange intelligence on the Islamic State militants and other extremist groups in Syria to...
View ArticleAirstrikes hurt, but don't halt, IS oil smuggling operations
The United States and Russia are going after the Islamic State group's oil industry, destroying refineries and hundreds of tanker trucks transporting oil from eastern Syria in a heavy bombardment in...
View ArticleAirstrikes hurt, but don't halt, IS oil smuggling operations
The United States and Russia are going after the Islamic State group's oil industry, destroying refineries and hundreds of tanker trucks transporting oil from eastern Syria in a heavy bombardment in...
View ArticleAirstrikes against Isis in Syria: achievable goals and significant risks
David Cameron’s proposal to extend the UK’s air campaign against the Islamic State to Syria raises three key questions...
View ArticleThe many actors and differing interests behind the anti-Islamic State fight
Paris: The battle against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq has become an international priority but faces a patchwork of conflicting agendas and strategies from a wide array of actors. A...
View ArticleIslamic State: Where key countries stand
The lightning rise of Islamic State (IS), the jihadist militant group that has seized large parts of Syria and Iraq since 2014, has sent shockwaves around the Middle East and worldwide. It is...
View ArticleSyria airstrikes: everything you need to know
On Wednesday MPs will vote on whether to extend the UK’s air campaign against Isis to Syria, here are the issues that should inform their decision...
View ArticleKerry - chances for Syria diplomacy depend on military balance
By David Brunnstrom and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged nations gathering for Syria peace talks to show flexibility and said the chances of a diplomatic...
View ArticleAirstrikes hurt, but don't halt, IS oil smuggling operations
The United States and Russia are going after the Islamic State group's oil industry, destroying refineries and hundreds of tanker trucks transporting oil from eastern Syria in a heavy bombardment in...
View ArticleSyria airstrikes: MPs approve UK action against Isis after marathon debate
Dozens of Labour MPs help David Cameron achieve overall majority needed to authorise extending RAF bombing from Iraq to Syria...
View ArticleUK lawmakers vote to launch airstrikes on ISIS in Syria
British lawmakers voted by a wide margin Wednesday to join the international campaign of airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria, after Prime Minister David Cameron asserted that bombing...
View ArticleUK lawmakers vote to launch airstrikes on IS in Syria
British lawmakers voted by a wide margin Wednesday to join the international campaign of airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria, after Prime Minister David Cameron asserted that bombing...
View ArticleAirstrikes hurt, but don't halt, IS oil smuggling operations
The United States and Russia are going after the Islamic State group's oil industry, destroying refineries and hundreds of tanker trucks transporting oil from eastern Syria in a heavy bombardment in...
View ArticleUniting Syrian rebels a big test for Saudi regional ambitions
By Angus McDowall RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's effort to unite Syrian rebels in Riyadh next week will be a big test of its regional ambitions after years of bickering between opposition groups and...
View ArticleBritain's Parliament votes to bomb Islamic State in Syria
NEWS ANALYSIS The British parliament has approved a government plan to join the international alliance bombing Islamic State targets in Syria. After more than 10 hours debating, the motion in favour of...
View ArticleBritain joins US-led Syria air war, Putin vows more sanctions on Turkey
LONDON/MOSCOW: Britain joined the US-led air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Thursday, but Vladimir Putin issued bitter new denunciations of Turkey for shooting down a Russian plane,...
View ArticleSyria/Iraq: Who is fighting the Islamic State?
Here is a breakdown of the main forces fighting Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria, after British lawmakers on Wednesday voted to join the US-led bombing campaign in Syria: - Syrian and Iraqi...
View ArticleDavid Cameron confident of winning backing for Syria airstrikes on Isis
Prime minister prepares to dispatch British planes as House of Commons hears heartfelt speeches during debate on action against Islamic State...
View ArticleWhich nations are attacking ISIS?
(CNN)In the wake of the Paris terror attacks, allies in the fight against ISIS are signaling readiness to intensify attacks on the terrorist group's strongholds in Syria and northern Iraq. Germany is...
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