Articles by Jeryes S. Khalil

MUNICH — To the German authorities, he was Mohammad Daleel, a 27-year-old Syrian traumatized by war who arrived in Europe seeking refuge. To the Islamic State, he was Abu Yousef, a jihadist who went to Europe for medical treatment after being wounded, intending to return […]

Voices continue to emerge claiming that the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia could have supported the failed coup attempt in Turkey, citing Riyadh and Abu Dhabi’s discontent with Ankara resuming ties with Tehran and Moscow. There is still a lot of controversy surrounding the […]

It is only too clear that the US is losing face in Aleppo: the victory of the government forces in what has turned out to be the most important battle in this war will definitely put President Assad in the circle of statesmen tasked with […]

This week has witnessed the expiry of yet another red line the US had previously set for Syrian President Bashar Assad’s transition out of power: August 1. Analyzing the possible reasons for the failure, US media says it was because Washington was “blindsided” in Aleppo. […]

NNA – Lebanese army Intelligence executed today a quality operation in Wadi Ata in the outskirts of Arsal, and managed to arrest Sameh Breidi and Tareq Fleiti, two masterminds of ISIS, National News Agency correspondent reported on Thursday. Syrian Mohammad al-Mohammad, wanted for participating in […]

Russia stands a pretty good chance of attracting the Gulf Cooperation Council countries’ support while resolving the Syrian crisis. For its part, Riyadh has signaled recently that it is interested in building close relations with Moscow regardless of a difference of opinion on the Syrian […]

A North Carolina man who pledged allegiance to ISIS was arrested in Ohio for plotting terror attacks inside the U.S., including a thwarted rampage against a controversial cartoon contest, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Erick Jamal Hendricks is charged with conspiring to provide material […]

Exactly two years after the Daesh terrorist group massacred and abducted the Yazidi community in Sinjar, survivors of the tragedy told Sputnik they fear their plight has been forgotten. Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters stand next to an Islamic State (IS) group sign at the entrance […]

NNA – National Defense Minister, Samir Mokbel, said that aiding Lebanon should not be by money, but by weapons in order for the country to stay steadfast and able to confront and defeat terrorism. Mokbel’s stance came Monday as he visited his Greek counterpart Panos […]