Month: November 2015

Obama Demands Turkey Close Border With Syria

THE LEVANT NEWS -- By Patrick Cockburn for The Independent -- The US is demanding that Turkey close a 60-mile stretch of its border with Syria which is the sole remaining crossing point for Isis militants, including some of those involved in the massacre in Paris and other terrorist plots. The complete closure of the […]

UAE ranks first in world for respecting women: Study

THE LEVANT NEWS- DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates ranks number one in the world for treating women with respect, according to a major scientific study comparing development and well-being among all 132 nations of the world. Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said […]

The Water Wars Waged by ISIS

THE LEVANT NEWS -- By Ambika Vishwanath for STRATFOR-- The Islamic State's use of natural resources to achieve its strategic goals is nothing new. Oil, one of the group's biggest sources of funding, plays an especially important role in its calculations — something the countries fighting the Islamic State are increasingly coming to realize. And […]

Senior Ahrar al-Sham Commander Killed by Army in Syria's Aleppo

THE LEVANT NEWS -- The Syrian Army troops' operation against the militant groups in the Northern province of Aleppo left many terrorists, including a field commander of Ahrar al-Sham, dead and many more wounded, sources said on Saturday. The commander of Ahmad Assaf Battalion, Abdel-Muaen Ahmad Haq Hamdan known as Abu Abdullah al-Sharae, was killed […]

Russia to Launch 'Total Destruction' Operations against ISIS in Syria

THE LEVANT NEWS -- Russia plans to launch imminent 'Total Destruction' operations against the ISIS terrorists in Syria, media sources revealed on Saturday. The Egyptian al-Youm al-Sabe' news website said in a report Russia has vowed continued fight against terrorists in Syria using its warships and has demanded the Iraqi government to suspend flights in […]

Syrian Forces Win Back Strategic Regions in Lattakia Province

THE LEVANT NEWS -- The Syrian army and the National Defense Forces (NDF) seized back more strategic areas in the Northern parts of Lattakia province on Saturday. The Syrian forces regained control of al-Markashileh and Jab al-Ahmar regions after several days of fierce clashes with the militants in Lattakia countryside. The army units, NDF forces and […]

The End of a Russian-Turkish “Golden Age"

THE LEVANT NEWS -- By Pavel Shlykov for Carnegie Centre-- The downing of a Russian plane by Turkey is jeopardizing the strong business and political relationship built by Ankara and Moscow. The two countries’ clash over Syria suggests that relations will get worse before they get better. The shooting down by Turkey of a Russian […]

North Korea Denies ISIS Connection, Blames South Korea For Spreading 'Fabrications'

THE LEVANT NEWS -- By Michael Kaplan for IBTIMES -- North Korea’s state-run media have lambasted supposed allegations by South Korea’s intelligence committee that Pyongyang has ties with the so-called Islamic State group, aka ISIS, which has amassed large swaths of land in Syria and Iraq. North Korea characterized the report as “slander and fabrications,” UPI reported […]

Did 'Russia Today' publish 'fabricated'evidence' to show ISIS links with Erdogan's son?

THE LEVANT NEWS -- Russian media outlets have sank to a new low on Wednesday in their perception management against Turkey amid downing of a Russian jet by the Turkish Air Force, as they attempt to portray President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's son, Bilal Erdoğan, as a Daesh(ISIS) affiliate due to a photo of him with the […]

Rouhani: Jets are not toys to shoot down

THE LEVANT NEWS -- Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani criticized Turkey for shooting down a Russian military aircraft Nov. 24 on the Syrian-Turkish border. While Rouhani was diplomatic in his criticism, conservative Iranian media lashed out against Turkey and its policies in Syria. Rouhani said on Nov. 25 that the Russian Su-24 was struck inside Syria’s borders. He […]

How the United States helped create ISIS

THE LEVANT NEWS -- By Juan Cole for THE WAHSINGTON POST -- Did the Bush administration’s invasion of Iraq in 2003 lead to our current crisis over the Islamic State? The question has been posed baldly in this campaign season, as when a young woman at a campaign rally said to GOP candidate Jeb Bush […]

UK: Ladies’ tea afternoon banned from centre after members were exposed as ISIS supporters

THE LEVANT NEWS -- By KATIE LOUISE DAVIES FOR MAILONLINE --A ladies' tea afternoon has been banned from a community centre after its members were exposed as ISIS supporters. The group, who met every Tuesday for two years, were barred when a 12-month undercover investigation which saw a team of Muslim reporters infiltrate the group's inner circle […]

Teenage 'poster girl' who fled Austria to join ISIS 'is beaten to death after trying to escape

Samra Kesinovic, 17, and Sabina Selimovic, 16 ,disappeared in April 2014They appeared on social networking sites brandishing Kalashnikov rifles UN said one girl, believed to be Sabina was killed last December in fighting Now reports suggest Samra was found trying to flee Raqqa and killed THE LEVANT NEWS -- By DARREN BOYLE FOR MAILONLINE -- A […]

China finds itself pulled deeper into Syria crisis

THE LEVANT NEWS -- As its global business interests grow, China is cautiously revising the noninterventionist policy espoused in 1955 by then-Premier Zhou Enlai. The killing of a Chinese hostage by the Islamic State group and Chinese businessmen in Friday’s attack in Mali could change that. The violence swirling out from Syria in recent weeks […]

Turkey violated the Syria flight safety memorandum: Lavrov

THE LEVANT NEWS --Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in Wednesday’s phone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry, pointed to a gross violation of the Russian-US memorandum of ensuring safety of flights of combat aircraft in Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported Wednesday. "The situation around an unprovoked attack by Turkey’s Air Force on […]

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