2015 ended up becoming the year that Russia stopped standing back and patiently watching as Washington and its allies provoked crisis after crisis in the Middle East, taking the helm in the fight against terror by launching its own military and diplomatic effort to resolve the crisis in …

According to preliminary information, over 30 were killed and dozens injured in a triple explosion in the center of the Syrian city of Homs, a police source told RIA Novosti Monday.  “The suicide bomber blew himself up, almost immediately a car bomb exploded, and then another explosive device …

Tyler Durden Earlier this month, we brought you an in-depth look inside Islamic State’s sprawling propaganda machine. As outlined extensively by Charlie Winter in a study entitled “Documenting The Virtual ‘Caliphate’”, ISIS produces nearly 40 pieces of propaganda each day in various formats ranging from video, to print, …

Russia and the USA have agreed on the next stage concerning Syria and and the future of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, securing his right to nominate himself for presidential elections. Both have agreed on the principles, which is a victory per se for Russia and its president …

Year 2015 has been a turning point in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region due to the rise of extremism and the counter-extremism strategy, led by the Russians to transform the extremist pathology from a hero to zero. Simply Russians are changing the “seating status” by …

NATO will place the Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne early warning and control aircraft in Turkey as part of its air defense package to the country amid the Syrian crisis, media reported. The deployment of the military planes will be carried out by the German armed forces. “A temporary relocation of Boeing …

Libya, which is undergoing its second civil war in less than half a decade, has become the next country after Iraq and Syria to be targeted by Daesh terrorists for expansion.  Around 5,000 Daesh (also known as ISIL/ISIS) militants are now thought to be fighting in Libya, the country’s interior minister …

Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State jihadist group (ISIL or Daesh, outlawed in Russia) said that the Daesh militants would soon establish an Islamic state in Palestine.  The leader of the Islamic State jihadist group (ISIL or Daesh, outlawed in Russia)  issued an audio message where he …

On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with his Qatari counterpart in Moscow to discuss issues of mutual concern – most importantly, the resolution of the crisis in Syria. But what’s really at stake here, and what exactly does Russia hope to gain by feting the Qataris? …