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In the past several weeks, ISIS poured out its violence on three of the group’s main enemies across the globe. First, Russian authorities concluded that a terrorist attack brought down a civilian airliner in late October, likely an ISIS response to the country’s recent major intervention in Syria. …

Turkey is the main sponsor of terrorist groups in Syria. The international community should start fighting terrorism with pressuring the Turkish government that it abandons its support for terrorism.  The fight against international terrorism should start with pressuring Turkey, now the main sponsor for militants groups in Syria, leader of the Lebanese orthodox …

Moscow’s counterterrorism efforts in Syria are so efficient that they apparently prompted Turkey to shoot down the Russian Su-24 bomber last month, G. Murphy Donovan, a former US intelligence officer, wrote for the American Thinker. “How Russian airstrikes in Syria threaten Turkey is not really much of a mystery. Russians …

Russia is reportedly deploying the TOS-1 Buratino multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) to Syria as part of its expanded presence in that country. It is unclear how many of the weapons have been sent to Syria, reports suggest a substantial number have been deployed. Indeed, there are videos …

If we defeated the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), would we know victory when we saw it? We often talk about winning and losing without having any idea what these terms mean. As a new coalition of the willing gestates in the wake of Paris, before …

The past 24 hours have seen a series of anti-terror operations by the Syrian army across the country, which left dozens of militants dead and wounded. Supported by Russian air strikes, the Syrian Arab Army and National Defense Forces have managed to destroy terrorist positions in throughout the country’s northwest, making …

BY ZHAZIRA DYSSEMBEKOVA ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev delivered his annual State of the Nation address Nov. 30 in the capital’s Palace of Independence. In his speech, the head of state focused on measures to overcome global crises and outlined changes in the financial system and fiscal …

Recep Erdogan is an international outlaw, US author Stephen Lendman deems, referring to the Turkish president’s alleged involvement in Daesh’s illicit oil smuggling, refining and sales on the black market. There is no trace of doubt in Ankara’s full involvement and knowledge of the ongoing illicit trade between Turkey and Daesh (IS/ISIL), …

FREDERIC WEHREY, RICHARD SOKOLSKY For over three decades, the question of who controls the Persian Gulf has formed the basis for America’s massive military buildup in the region. At the heart of the region’s security dilemma is a clash of visions: Iran seeks the departure of U.S. forces …