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Lebanon remains occupied

Eyad Abu Shakra

New words and idioms have recently imposed themselves on Lebanon’s political dictionary, such as “preventing a vacuum,” “stability,” “realism” and “temporary truce.” All these express a particular situation pointing to a local imbalance that benefits from regional disorder and global confusion. The Lebanese are now merely passing time while international strategies around conflict intersect and conceal themselves, as the playersRead more

Twin Iraq and Syria assaults as IS loses

Deir Ezzor - Muslimchronicle

Syrian troops on Friday retook the last major city where the Islamic State group had a presence as Iraqi forces seized a crossing by the jihadists' last urban bastion across the border. The simultaneous assaults on Deir Ezzor in eastern Syria and Al-Qaim in western Iraq dealt fresh blows to IS in its former heartland, leaving Albu Kamal, on theRead more

Syria army, allies capture Mayadeen from IS: state media

Damascus - Muslimchronicle

Syrian troops and allied forces captured the city of Mayadeen from the Islamic State group on Saturday, state media said, in the latest blow to the jihadist group. "Units of our armed forces, in cooperation with allied forces, have regained control of the city of Mayadeen in Deir Ezzor, killing a large number of terrorists and destroying their weapons," stateRead more

Syrian forces control Dahek Mountains after eliminating Daesh

Damascus - Noura Khowam

Syrian government forces have freed a large area of land which was previously held by the Daesh terrorist group in the country’s central regions. Syrian forces liberated the around 2000 kilometers of land located in the Homs province’s Badiya region on Saturday, some two days after besieging the territory. According to military sources, the territories were liberated following intensive operationsRead more

Israel says UN force presence in Lebanon is ‘unnecessary’

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

Parallel to aggressive military steps in the Golan Heights against Syrian troops for the fourth time this week, Israel authorised one of its anonymous military sources to accuse the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) of becoming an “excuse for Hezbollah”, and to blame the Lebanese government of violating UN resolution 1701 that ushered in a ceasefire on AugustRead more

30 persons killed at Homos’ Waar district

Damascus - Noura Khowam

Clashes resumed between the Syrian governmental troops and armed militias loyal to the Syrian regime on one hand, and ISIS extremist group on the other hand in the surrounding area of Jahar oil field in the eastern desert of Homos and other areas surrounding the oil fields in the city amid intensive air raids targeting the group’s strongholds to achieveRead more

Moscow sees liberation of Aleppo as important step towards settling situation in Syria

Moscow - Arab Today

Moscow sees the liberation of Aleppo as an important step aimed at settling the situation in Syria while preserving its state institutions and territorial integrity, Tass news agency quoted Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying in a press briefing Tuesday. "On December 22, Syrian troops seized the last quarters of eastern Aleppo that had remained under militants’ control.Read more

SOHR: 20 airstrikes launched on Aleppo eastern districts

London - Arab Today

Over 20 airstrikes were launched on the eastern districts of Aleppo Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported. The air raids have reportedly left several people killed and wounded. Syrian troops, meanwhile, took control of al Bureij hills in Syria after clashes with opposition fighters. Earlier in the day, the observatory said 82 people were killed in theRead more