Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) on May 5 recaptured a major gas field near Palmyra, the terror group’s first territorial expansion in Syria since losing the ancient city in March. Rebel sources and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed to Reuters that ISIL jihadists captured the Shaer gas field […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Russia is preparing a second military base in Syria to support troops advancing on the historic city of Palmyra. An Assad-regime military airport at Shaayrat in central Syria will serve as Moscow’s new base for its warplanes, a military source said on Dec. 3. “The preparation phase for the Shaayrat base is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Russia has opened a fourth base for operations in Syria, a U.S. military official said on Nov. 3. The new base is in Tiyas, near the ancient city of Palmyra. Russia has sent five attack helicopters to the new base. The U.S. official said the new location is significant as it gives […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Teheran is prepared to take on “the growing menace of violent extremism,” Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said on July 3. In a YouTube message recorded in English, Zarif said Iran is “ready to strike a balanced and good deal and open new horizons to address important common challenges. Our common threat […]
Special to WorldTribune.com After seizing Palmyra on May 20, Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) now controls 50 percent of Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. “There are no forces to stop them [entering the ruins],” Observatory director Rami Abdurrahman said. “But the important thing also is they now control 50 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has taken at least a third of the town near the Syrian historical city of Palmyra, according to reports by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Losing Palmyra would be a major blow to the Bashar Assad regime as it would clear the way […]