Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government receives information about U.S.-led airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, but he stressed there is no direct cooperation. Assad told the BBC in Damascus that there are exchanges of messages through third parties, such as Iraq, but the exchanges do not include tactical information. He said Syria […]
Even with 14 airstrikes carried out by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia on the town of Kobani in Syria in support of the Kurdish fighters on the ground on Wednesday and Thursday, the Pentagon says that Kobani may still fall to the Islamic State. More and more Islamic State fighters continue to pour into the […]
The U.S.-led coalition carried out it 20th airstrike in Syria in two days on Wednesday. This latest strike in the air campaign against ISIL targeted a convoy that was being used to transport equipment into Iraq, Eight vehicles were damaged in the strike. Reports say that at least 120 militants were killed in the first […]
About 30 countries have pledged to support Iraq in its fight against Islamic State militants by “all means necessary” including military aid. In a statement following a Monday conference in Paris on the crisis, diplomats said aid should come in line with “needs expressed by the Iraqi authorities, in accordance with international law and without […]