The US-led Global Coalition against ISIS increased its military points and forces deployed east of the Euphrates for the third consecutive day, including in al-Hasakeh and the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. The third military convoy of the Global Coalition arrived from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, through the Semalka border …

The Turkish government is silent on yesterday’s attack “on Syrian rebels”, who are being trained by the Turkish military, commented on October 27 the Turkish journalist Ragyb Soylu. Soylu is an interesting resource as he has good access to information from the Turkish government.

The United States is opening an embassy in the Maldives to strengthen economic and security cooperation five decades after the two nations established diplomatic ties. The move reflects “the continued growth of the U.S.-Maldives relationship and underscoring the United States’ unshakeable commitment to Maldives and the Indo-Pacific region,” said U.S. …