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West Should Stop Erdogan’s Secret Ties With Daesh: German MP Says

Fri Jan 8, 2016 17:24:41

As long as the Turkish President pursues a policy that contributes to the prosperity of terrorists in the Middle East, a resolution on addressing the situation in the region would be extremely difficult, German politician Sahra Wagenknecht said.

Rising Iran, Declining Saudi Arabia: Iranian-American Analyst Says

Fri Jan 8, 2016 17:15:40

The way that Saudi Arabia has chosen to stay balanced with Iran’s rising power has brought this country to the verge of collapse by making seemingly panicky and incomprehensible moves in the region.

VIDEO, Saudi Intensifies Attacks on Yemen; Apache Crashed in Hajjah

Fri Jan 8, 2016 16:14:08

Saudi aircraft have intensified their airstrikes in Yemen, targeting Sana'a for the second day after dropping cluster bombs on the capital.

11 Syrian Civilians Killed in US Airstriks in Raqqa

Fri Jan 8, 2016 15:39:00

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has announced that Nearly a dozen civilians have been killed in US airstrikes purportedly targeting Daesh terrorists in Khozemah village, on the outskirts of the northeastern city of Raqqa.

Saudi Defense Minister says “War with Iran; We Do Not Foresee At All”

Fri Jan 8, 2016 13:42:36

Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman has said that a war with Iran is something that we do not foresee at all and those pushing the idea of a war between his country and Iran are “not in their right minds.”

VIDEO & Pics, Iraqi Troops Advancing in the Ramadi in Clean Up Operation

Fri Jan 8, 2016 12:40:51

Iraqi federal forces continued advancing in the city of Ramadi a few days after declaring victory over the ISIS group in the battle for Anbar's provincial capital, with some fighters taking down an ISIS flag and replacing it with the Iraqi flag.

VIDEO: UN Decried Yemen’s Fugitive Officials’ Decision to Expel Human Rights Envoy

Fri Jan 8, 2016 12:06:13

The United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon has condemned former Yemeni government’s fugitive officials’ decision to expel the head of the world body’s human rights office from Yemen and said that loyalists of Yemen's Saudi-backed former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, are "impeding the United Nations human rights work."

PICS, US Show Warplanes Preparing for Strikes at Secret Persian Gulf Base

Fri Jan 8, 2016 11:42:30

New photos show the US Air Force preparing for strikes on ISIS targets at a secret military base in the Persian Gulf. In this photos the MQ-1B Predator armed drones are loading with Hellfire air-to-surface missiles which is one of the most used US weapons in the airstrikes against Daesh.

ISIS Spokesman Al-Adnani Severely Wounded in Airstrike, Iraq Confirmed

Fri Jan 8, 2016 10:44:02

ISIS' spokesman in Iraq Abu Mohammed al-Adnani has been severely injured in an airstrike, the country's Joint Operations Command confirmed. Adnani, earmarked as the group's next leader, was reported as having lost 'a large amount of blood' after being hit in the town of Barwanah, in the Anbar province, yesterday.

VIDEO: Syrian Army Repels ISIL's Attack on Strategic Kuweires Airbase in Aleppo

Fri Jan 8, 2016 10:19:49

Syrian Army has strongly repelled ISIL attack on highly strategic Kuweires airbase in the eastern part of Aleppo province.

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