Sinai plane crash: Russia and Egypt urge caution on bomb theory
The recent Sinai plane crash has drawn a great deal of speculation as to the source of the crash. The Russians and Egyptians are playing down rumors of a targeted bombing in light of IS claims that they were responsible for the downing. However, the...
U.S. TROOPS IN SYRIA: Small Numbers, Big Impact
Train, Equip, and Advise United States special operation troops will be entering Syria, according to several news sources. Anonymous statements made by U.S. officials indicate that this is not a full combat operation, but rather a small incursion of fewer than 50 troops entering northern Syria...
Russia begins southern Syria airstrikes
Russia has expanded its air campaign into southern Syria. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Russian warplanes struck Tal al-Hara, Tal al-Antar, Kafar Nasij and Tal Aqraba, which is near the contested Golan Heights area. According to an FSA spokesman, their positions were...
Russia asks Lebanon to provide military intelligence
Alaraby Aljadeed reports that Russia has requested Lebanese Armed Forces, Hezbollah, and armed groups’ positions along the border of Lebanon and Syria. Russian sources claim that the requests went through open military channels and not through Moscow’s embassy to Beirut, which is the sources claim...
Turkey may hit Syrian Kurds ‘to block advance
Turkey said that they will do everything in their power to keep Kurds from declaring autonomy in Tal Abyad, which lies on the Syrian- Turkish border. In response to Turkey’s most recent air strikes in Tal Abyad, Turkish President Erdogan was quoted as saying, “This...