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“Barring either regime victory over the insurgency, which is unlikely, or a USA policy shift toward political transition away from Assad – which would bring regional allies and insurgents on board against ISIS – I don’t see any prospect of defeating...

“With the president’s return, the most important goal of the Decisive Storm operation was achieved”, said Sharmy, referring to the military campaign launched by the Sunni Muslim coalition against the rebels known as Houthis, who they see as proxies for...

Before the meeting, Lavrov recalled that the Russian side intends to establish a coordination center in Baghdad, which is to coordinate actions in order to fight IS, which will be carried out by the Russian Federation, Syria, Iran and Iraq.

Shortly afterwards, he promised a rapid return to Sanaa. Marem declined to specify how long Hadi would stay in Aden, where he does not have strong popular support.

In an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes”, Putin said he believes the only solution to fighting terrorism in Syria is through strengthening “effective government structures”. That means, according to RUSI, Russian Federation is liable to harm al-Qaeda,...

Two American hostages have been released by Yemen’s Shia Houthi rebels, the White House has said, while a British captive was also reportedly freed.

Earlier, medics said at least 20 people were killed when coalition warplanes bombed two buildings in the capital Sanaa, which the rebels overran a year ago.

A total of 70 graduates of the Coalition’s Syria Train and Equip Program have already returned to Syria over the weekend and are now fighting the ISIS as New Syrian Forces. The alleged defections follow the July 31 ambush by Nusra of an earlier group of Syrians who’d...

The rebels surrendered six pickup trucks and ammunition to an Nusra Front “intermediary”, the Pentagon said in a statement.The Nusra Front is an al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria.

The US has been concerned about how to respond to Russia’s increased support for Assad and how to interpret the intent behind the delivery of tanks, helicopters and other military equipment to a base in the coastal province of Latakia. Russia’s military involvement...

Russia’s bolstering of its military aid to Syria has concerned U.S. officials.

Prime minister Khaled Bahah returned from exile to the main southern city of Aden last week, but acknowledged that his government still faces challenges, even in the south.

Assad’s remarks struck a far more confident tone than a speech he gave in July in which he acknowledged military defeats because of manpower problems in his military.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and sought to assuage Israel’s fears of a potential Iranian and Syrian aggression.

On Thursday, Syrian jets had carried out at least 12 air strikes on Raqqa, Islamic State’s de facto capital in the north.