International – Page 55

Syria: Isis seize arsenal of Russian tanks and surface-to-surface Grad missiles in Palmyra

15 December 2016

Islamic State (Isis) militants seized Russian arms including 30 tanks, large quantities of surface-to-surface Grad missiles, ammunition and tanks shells when they raided Palmyra, say observers. The extremists surprised Syrian forces, said to be have been part of a National Defence Force (NDF) unit of […]

U.S. Official: ISIS Leader in ‘Deep, Deep Hiding’

15 December 2016

WASHINGTON — An Obama administration official today declared that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is “in deep, deep hiding,” and “we also know he hides with slaves and all sorts of terrible things.” Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Brett […]

Egypt Freezes Media Company’s Assets

15 December 2016

CAIRO — The chairman of two independent Egyptian newspapers, including one of the country’s only English-language papers, said Wednesday that the company’s assets had been frozen for alleged ties to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, a charge he denied. The Muslim Brotherhood’s activities were banned in […]

Alep: les rebelles utilisaient écoles et hôpitaux comme dépôts d’armes

14 December 2016

Les terroristes qui contrôlaient l’est d’Alep avaient transformé les écoles et les hôpitaux en dépôts d’armes, aucun de ces établissements ne remplissait ses fonctions, a annoncé le ministère russe de la Défense, a rapporté l’agence russe Sputnik. Alors qu’Alep est presque complètement libérée, les spécialistes […]

Bachar el-Assad à RT : les Occidentaux veulent sauver les terroristes

14 December 2016

Lors d’une interview exclusive à la chaine de télévision russe RT, le président syrien Bachar al-Assad a rejeté toute éventualité de trêve qui «stopperait la progression de l’armée syrienne». Il a déploré aussi que les médias tournent les yeux quand «les terroristes tuent des civils […]

As Aleppo falls, Trump faces test on posture toward Russia

14 December 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Aleppo’s fall to Syrian government forces is shaping up as the first major test of President-elect Donald Trump’s desire to cooperate with Russia, whose military support has proven pivotal in Syria’s civil war. The death and destruction in the city is only […]

US Halts Weapons Sales to Saudis Over Growing Body Count in Yemen Conflict

14 December 2016

A rapidly-increasing civilian death toll resulting from Saudi Arabia’s military campaign in Yemen has prompted the White House to halt the sale of weapons to Riyadh. Washington announced that instead it will shift focus to improving target practice in the kingdom and training the Saudi […]

Here’s what Aleppo looked like before the shelling began

14 December 2016

Syria’s northern city of Aleppo was once a thriving commercial hub with a proud history dating back millennia. Since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, much of the city has been devastated by intense shelling and airstrikes. As government forces work to wrest back […]

Islamic State turned Mosul into city of terror and darkness

14 December 2016

An Iraqi woman comforts a grieving relative at a collection point for displaced citizens of Mosul in this Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016 photo in the Mosul district of Gogjali, Iraq. Residents fleeing the fighting in Mosul say that two years of rule by the Islamic […]

US Kills 3 Top IS Leaders in Syria

14 December 2016

FILE – An Islamic State flag flies over the customs office of Syria’s Jarablus border gate as seen from the Turkish town of Karkamis, in Gaziantep province, Turkey, Aug. 1, 2015. Three IS leaders were killed in a December 4 airstrike in Raqqa, IS’ de […]

Battle of Aleppo ends after years of bloodshed with rebel withdrawal

14 December 2016

Rebel resistance in the Syrian city of Aleppo ended on Tuesday after years of fighting and months of bitter siege and bombardment that culminated in a bloody retreat, as insurgents agreed to withdraw in a ceasefire. The battle of Aleppo, one of the worst of […]

Rebels: Aleppo Evacuation Deal Reached With Syrian Regime

14 December 2016

UNITED NATIONS — Rebel fighters and the Syrian government have reached an agreement to allow the evacuation of civilians and opposition fighters from eastern Aleppo, as Russia says the Assad regime has ended its offensive against the city. A spokesman for the Nour el-Din el-Zinki rebel […]