The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) carried out raid and arrest campaigns in the eastern Aleppo countryside today, Wednesday, 24 December, amid accusations that Syrian government forces violated the truce around the al-Ashrafiya and Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhoods in Aleppo city (northern Syria). Syrian state run al-Ikhbariya reported that the campaign targeted …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani, describing the talks as “good.” The meeting between al-Shibani and Putin came during a visit by the Syrian foreign minister and Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra to Moscow on Tuesday, 23 December. Al-Shibani …

Recent developments in Iraq show that the country is on the cusp of a deep geopolitical and economic transformation, as the recent elections are a focal point for reshaping the balance of regional power. Iraq, with its oil and gas wealth and strategic location linking the Gulf to Turkey and …