Neither Obama, nor Trump should claim victory over Daesh
Oct 21,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed credit for liberating vast stretches of Syria and Iraq from Daesh, and during the heated US election […]
East Syria death toll soars after massive Daesh attack
More than 200 killed since 500 Daesh militants burst out of area near border with Iraq By AFP – Nov 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES BEIRUT — US-backed fighters in […]
Syria: Raqqa in ruins and civilians devastated after US-led ‘war of annihilation’
5 June 2018, Amnesty International carried out field investigations in the destroyed city US-led Coalition fired vast number of imprecise explosive weapons in populated civilian area Even Coalition precision bombs […]
Wary of US ally, Syrian Kurds look to Damascus for talks
Main Kurdish groups have emerged among few winners of conflict in Syria By Reuters – Jul 26,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo shows Kurdish fighters from the People’s Protection […]
Evidence shows coalition attacks on Syria’s Raqqa broke law — Amnesty
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Jun 05,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Women walk past rubble of damaged buildings in Raqqa, Syria, on May 14 (Reuters photo) BEIRUT — There is evidence […]
In the Middle East right now, all sides in this complex battle are staring at each other with increasing concern
An Israeli statement that the Iranians had missiles in Syria was surely made in concert with the Trump administration – it came within hours, and coincidences don’t run that close […]
View from Turkey: US insincerity in combating terrorism in the Middle East
SAADET ORUÇ @saadetoruc Helping PKK-affiliated factions to form a force in northern Syria will pave the way for Daesh to act more freely in the region The United States plan to charge terrorist factions in northern Syria with enhancing security has brought the role of Daesh and the international struggle […]
Syria service for British fighters Jac Holmes and Oliver Hall
By Emma Vardy BBC News 11 December 2017 A military ceremony has been held in Syria for two Britons killed with the Kurdish-led armed group the YPG. Jac Holmes, from […]
Raqqa casualties: ‘I blame the coalition’
Civilians are returning to Raqqa after Islamic State were pushed out, but dangers, and wounds, remain. From the section Middle East BBC SEE VIDEO: http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-42333745/raqqa-casualties-i-blame-the-coalition
US has done enough harm, time to go it alone
THE EDITORIAL BOARD ISTANBUL Any doubt that the U.S.’s anti-Daesh strategy was nothing but empty promises based on a mistaken prognosis of the problem evaporated overnight earlier this week when BBC News, in a very important reporting achievement, showed how U.S. forces in Syria not only allowed but also […]
US denial of involvement in YPG-Daesh Raqqa deal contradicts field realities, Erdoğan says
SERDAR KARAGÖZ @serdarkaragoz DOHA President Erdoğan (L) said U.S. forces have been involved in the fight against Daesh on the ground alongside YPG forces in Raqqa. The U.S. denying […]
After Daesh, ruined Raqqa fears new strife
Rebuilding city to take years By Reuters – Oct 26,2017 -JORDAN TIMES Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces dance along a street in Raqqa, Syria, on October 18 (Reuters photo) RAQQA, Syria — The morning after the Daesh extremist group’s defeat in Raqqa, a local militia fighter stood in a […]
Defeat of Daesh in Raqqa may herald wider struggle for US
By Reuters – Oct 19,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Syrian Democratic Forces fighters ride atop of military vehicle as they celebrate victory in Raqqa, Syria, on Tuesday (Reuters photo) WASHINGTON — The defeat of the Daesh terror group in its de facto capital Raqqa may only be the start of a […]
Russia accuses U.S.-led coalition of ‘barbaric’ bombing of Syria’s Raqqa
Reuters International This content was published on October 22, 2017 FILE PHOTO: A fighter of Syrian Democratic Forces stands amidst the ruins of buildings near the Clock Square in […]
Daesh Syria stronghold Raqqa falls, but where are its fighters?
By AFP – Oct 18,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by US special forces, celebrate at the frontline in the Daesh group’s crumbling stronghold of Raqqa on Monday (AFP photo) BEIRUT — The Daesh terror group has lost its Syrian stronghold Raqqa, but the fate […]
Russia accuses US of ‘pretending’ to fight Isis
The Independent Online A member of the US-backed Iraqi security forces stands guard at a shrine destroyed by air strikes in east Mosul, Iraq, on 19 April 2017 REUTERS The Pentagon has dismissed Russian allegations that the US is only “pretending” to fight Isis in Iraq as a “ridiculous” Russian […]
Isis has lost Raqqa – so where will its fighters head to next?
Some Isis fighters have been allowed to leave, but there will apparently be no forgiveness for the foreign fighters in Raqqa – it seems they will have to fight and die Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices SDF forces are making gains in pushing the last Isis fighters out of […]
Daesh hostages, strongholds stand between US-backed forces and Raqqa’s capture
Recapture of city slowed by presence of civilian hostages By Reuters – Oct 03,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Syrians displaced from the city of Deir Ezzor prepare to leave the area […]
Daesh releases alleged audio message from leader al-Baghdadi
ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO Daesh terrorist group on Thursday released what it said was a new audio recording of its top leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in which he vows to continue fighting and lavishes praise on his fighters despite their loss of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Mosul was […]
Iraqi forces must rescue many abducted Yazidis from Tal Afar — Yazidi MP
By Reuters – Aug 21,2017 – JORDAN TIMES A displaced Iraqi girl from Tal Afar washes her clothes in Salamya camp, east of Mosul, Iraq August 6 (Reuters photo) ERBIL — As Iraqi forces pressed their offensive to retake Tal Afar on Monday, a Yazidi politician urged them […]