Reality Check: Syria war: Who benefits from its oil production?
By Reality Check team BBC News 21 November 2019 President Donald Trump says he expects the United States to benefit by millions of dollars per month from Syria’s oil […]
Erdogan’s ethnic cleansing of the Kurds is still happening now – and we have Trump to thank
Making life impossible for a civilian population can take other effective but less dramatic forms than the use of white phosphorus or roadside killings Patrick Cockburn @indyworld Mass expulsion or […]
Syrian oil a bone of contention between Pentagon, Trump
Nov 13,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN It is amusing to record US explanations for the continuing presence of its soldiers in north-eastern and eastern Syria. US President Donald […]
Everything you were told about the Syrian war was wrong – until now
Despite all evidence to the contrary, the Syrian Democratic Forces kept their title unquestioned until the Turks invaded Syria, when they were suddenly transformed into ‘Kurdish forces’ who had been […]
UN chief calls for international cooperation on foreign extremists
by AFP – JORDAN TIMES 12th November 2019 PARIS — UN chief Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for an international accord on the fate of foreign militants being held in the […]
Only ‘believers’ can sell their soul to the devil and expect justice
BY ROBERT FISK, The Independent In the deeply sorrowful place we call the Middle East, when you know how cheap death is you don’t spend time contemplating heaven or hell, […]
Ex-UN Syria envoy says he quit to avoid having to shake Assad’s hand
Staffan de Mistura also says EU’s failure to address Syria crisis led to Brexit vote Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Tue 5 Nov 2019 Staffan de Mistura was the UN’s special […]
Turkey to send Daesh prisoners to home countries
Arab News Saturday . November 02, 2019 Updated 9 sec ago Reuters November 02, 2019 ISTANBUL: Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday Turkey would send captured Daesh members back […]
Trump is not the first, and will not be the last, US politician to exploit, then drop the Kurds
Oct 30,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN In response to US President Donald Trump’s personal triumphalism over the slaying by US forces of Daesh’s leader, Kurdish militia Commander Mazloum […]
Islamic State Baghdadi raid video released as US general warns of Isis reprisal attacks
General Kenneth McKenzie says Isis will remain a threat as he shows footage of raid on leader’s Syria hideout Julian Borger in Washington Wed 30 Oct 2019 Pentagon […]
Trump may have claimed to kill al-Baghdadi, but he has brought Isis back to life
As for claiming that the world ‘is now a much safer place’, well let’s wait and see. These Islamist cults usually have a chrysalis leader waiting to take the place […]
Syrian Kurds say spy stole Baghdadi’s underpants for DNA test
Syrian Democratic Forces also claim they played a key role in tracking down Baghdadi to a compound in northern Syria Julian Borger in Washington and Martin Chulov in Beirut Mon […]
A former top US counterterrorism official explains what Baghdadi’s death means for ISIS
Michael Leiter, who led the National Counterterrorism Center during the Osama bin Laden raid, offers his thoughts on the Baghdadi operation. By Alex Ward@AlexWardVoxalex.ward@vox.com Oct 27, 2019 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, […]
Iraq airs footage of raid which ‘killed Daesh leader’
International October 27, 2019 Iraqi state television has aired footage of what it said was a raid in Syria that reportedly killed Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Baghdadi was reportedly […]
Berlin Worried about IS Fighters Coming Home
The German government long shied away from bringing German Islamic State fighters and their families back from Syria. But with the Turkish invasion of northern Syria, that hesitancy is coming […]
Iraq says U.S. forces withdrawing from Syria have no approval to stay
Oct 22, 2019 – 09:57 BAGHDAD (Reuters) – U.S. forces that crossed into Iraq as part of a pull-out from Syria do not have permission to stay and can only […]
Let extremists return home, French anti-terror magistrate urges
By AFP – Oct 20,2019 – JORDAN TIMES PARIS — The refusal of the French government to take back Daesh fighters from Syria could fuel a new recruitment drive […]
Iraq prudent ovr taking Islamic State foreign nationals
Oct 17, 2019 – swissinfo.ch BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi officials appeared cautious on Thursday after holding talks with European powers this week aimed at accelerating efforts to create a […]
This is what Britain should do with Isis detainees fleeing Turkey’s assault on Kurds in Syria
Britain must show those who supported Isis that justice will be served, while rehabilitating lower risk individuals Fiyaz Mughal @FaithMattersUK By now it is clear that a phone call between […]
Trump claims Kurds ‘no angels’ as he boasts of his own ‘brilliant’ strategy
President’s assertion undercuts US mission to Turkey aimed at urging Erdoğan to halt offensive Julian Borger in Washington and Michael Safi in Amman Trump calls decision to withdraw US […]