France's only aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, is to leave Toulon for the Gulf on Wednesday to ease the burden on its warplanes already operating against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. France has 12 planes operating against Isis targets from Raqqa activists reveal details of French airstrikes on Syria. Dozen Isis targets bombed … Read more
Hollande's Syria strategy is central to the debate. France was the first, and the quickest, back in 2012, to recognise the opposition Syrian National Coalition as the “unique representative” of the Syrian people, thus breaking Beirut (AFP) – US-led coalition warplanes have pounded the Islamic State group in Syria after the Paris attacks, with French … Read more
WASHINGTON — Russia has sent a military advance team to Syria and is taking other steps the United States fears may signal that President Vladimir V. Putin is planning to vastly expand his military support for President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, Provided the pictures are genuine and taken in Syria in the last couple of … Read more
The International Business Times is reporting that the Administration is monitoring reports of Russian military operations targeting ISIS in Syria (h/t Raw Story). The Russians have been backing the Assad government because One report has even alleged that Russian pilots are gearing up to fly missions alongside the Syrian air force, dropping bombs not just … Read more
Jizya is the tax the Qur'an and Islamic law levy on “the People of the Book” as the hallmark of their submission to and subjugation by the Muslims. “Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden The group is also pushing for donors, including the US, to increase … Read more
The US bombed Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) and Al Qaeda targets in Syria on Monday night, and the US Navy has released videos of the sea-based strikes. "I can confirm that US military and partner nation forces are Eight civilians, three of them children, have been killed in the US-led air strikes on Al-Qaeda … Read more
President Obama said Tuesday the United States carried out airstrikes in Syria to eliminate potential terrorist threats and won't hesitate to do so again in the future. "We will not tolerate safe havens for terrorists who threaten our people." Obama UPDATE, 9/23 — 12:25 a.m. ET: DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – Damascus says Washington informed Syria's … Read more
(CNN) — American jets began bombing ISIS targets in Syria early Tuesday, raising U.S. involvement in the war-torn country and sending a forceful message to the terror group. The airstrikes focused on the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, a U.S. official told The U.S. and its allies fired more than 160 bombs and missiles at targets … Read more
Late Monday night, American warplanes began bombing about 20 Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets. It's a key part of President Obama's strategy for destroying ISIS: weaken ISIS in Syria before more moderate Syrian rebels try to retake the Military action against the Islamic terrorist network ISIS began late Monday night in the … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and five Arab countries launched airstrikes Monday night on Islamic State group targets in Syria, expanding a military campaign into a country whose three-year civil war has given the brutal militant group a safe haven Massive influx of Syrian-Kurd refugees to Turkey is “fallout” of Ankara's policies as it facilitates … Read more