Syria vows to seize Golan from Israel

Syria remains determined to reconquer the Golan Heights from Israel, as well as expelling United States and Turkish militaries from northern regions of its war-torn country. By Jonathan Hessen and…

Assad, Putin meet as Syria violence worsens

The United Nations deems Syria unsafe for the return of refugees just one day after the country’s President Bashar al-Assad met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. By Erin Viner…

Netanyahu, Putin hold talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "We discussed our ongoing security cooperation," Netanyahu later said. According to a statement obtained by TV7 from…

Putin spurns Erdogan’s 4-way talks over Syria

The Syrian army has accelerated its offensive from both the south and east of the northwestern Idlib governorate toward the capital, Idlib City. There has been little to no resistance…

Ceasefire breached: fighting in Syria erupts

Clashes erupted in several villages in Syria’s Turkish-envisioned northeastern “safe zone.” Five Turkish soldiers and numerous militants of the Ankara-backed Syrian paramilitary forces were reportedly wounded in heavy exchanges of…

The Turkish Invasion of Northeast Syria

By: Dr. Jonathan Spyer Expert on Syria, Iraq, radical Islamic groups, and Kurds.  While a determined Western-led effort to halt the Turkish invasion could still prevent Russian, Iranian and IS…