During the last two months the aircraft of Russian Aerospace Forces launched strikes against 32 oil complexes and 11 oil refineries controlled by ISIS, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov told the press.
The Syrian army operations backed by popular committees against the terrorist organizations continued in many areas across the country, killing numbers of their members and destroying their vehicles, headquarters and positions.
Britain carried out its first air strikes against ISIS terrorists in Syria on Thursday, just hours after a parliamentary vote, the British Ministry of Defense said.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sacked his trade minister, wanted on corruption charges since October, for failing to show up for work, his office said Wednesday.
Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran’s Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati underlined that the Islamic Republic has played a major role in making possible the recent victories of the anti-Israeli resistance front.
Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has in its report confirmed Iran's full cooperation with the entity based on roadmap, which has enabled the body to release its final evaluation on Possible Military Dimensions (PMD).
A senior adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad praised a recent letter by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution to Western youth, saying Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei views the world as a human family and sees no difference among the followers of different religions.
Syrian President Bashar Assad said declared funds and arms for terrorists come mainly via Turkey with support of Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that NATO members stood ready to step up military efforts against the ISIS and held out hope of broadening cooperation between the West and Russia to end Syria’s protracted civil war.
A senior United Nations official expressed concern Wednesday over Israel’s failure to bring to justice those behind an arson attack that killed three members of a Palestinian family, including a baby.