Syria’s Nusra Front says ending al Qaeda ties; U.S. fears for Aleppo Al Qaeda’s powerful Syrian branch, the Nusra Front, announced on Thursday it was ending its relationship with the global jihadist... Read more »
On July 27, 2016, a diverse group of 121 former members of Congress, former senior U.S. government officials, and prominent Middle East analysts sent a letter to President Obama encouraging him to make an official... Read more »
Syrian man dies carrying bomb in Germany; 12 wounded A 27-year-old Syrian man denied asylum in Germany a year ago died on Sunday when he set off a bomb outside a crowded... Read more »
German-Iranian gunman kills at least nine in Munich shopping mall An 18-year-old German-Iranian gunman who apparently acted alone opened fire in a busy shopping mall in Munich on Friday evening, killing at... Read more »
Erdogan vows Turkish military shake-up as emergency rule takes hold Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Thursday to restructure the military and give it « fresh blood » as emergency rule took hold across... Read more »
At height of Turkish coup bid, rebel jets had Erdogan’s plane in their sights At the height of the attempt to overthrow Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the rebel pilots of two F-16... Read more »
Suicide bombers hit three Saudi cities, killing at least four officers Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia on Monday, killing at least four security officers in an apparently coordinated campaign... Read more »
US, Russia discuss Syria cooperation if Assad halts some strikes The Obama administration is considering a plan to coordinate air strikes on Nusra Front and Islamic State militants in Syria if Syria’a... Read more »