Baghdad, Jan 22 (IANS) Iraq has received the first 150 Islamic State (IS) detainees previously held in Syria’s prisons, the Iraqi authorities have announced.The detainees, identified as Iraqi and foreign nationals deeply involved in killing Iraqi civilians, were previously held in prisons under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces, according to a statement by Sabah al-Numan, spokesperson for the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi forces, on Wednesday (local time).They were handed over in coo…
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Damascus, Jan 21 (IANS) Syria’s defence authority announced a four-day ceasefire across all operational sectors of the Syrian army as part of efforts to support recently reached understandings with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).The ceasefire was declared on Tuesday, effective from 8:00 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), in commitment to the agreements reached with the SDF and in pursuit of national efforts aimed at preserving security and stability, said a statement carried by state media.Syrian o…
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday shared screenshots of what seemed to be private text messages from his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte. According to the message, Macron told Trump that he did not understand what the US President was doing in Greenland and offered to set up a G7 meeting in Paris following the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday afternoon.He even expressed support for…
Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) The United States military has carried out a third strike in Syria in response to a deadly ambush that killed three Americans last month, with US Central Command confirming the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader linked to the attack.US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the strike was conducted in northwest Syria on January 16 and resulted in the death of Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, whom US officials described as a senior terrorist figure with direct ties to the ISIS gunman r…
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) US Central Command said American forces, working with partner forces, carried out large-scale strikes against multiple ISIS targets across Syria, in an operation ordered after a deadly December attack on US personnel.The strikes took place on Saturday at about 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time and were conducted as part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, which was launched and announced on December 19, 2025, CENTCOM said.US officials said the operation was directed by President Donald …
United Nations, Jan 7 (IANS) A snowstorm on December 31 in northern Syria hit 90 sites for the displaced, affecting more than 150,000 people, destroying or damaging 5,000 shelters, UN humanitarians said.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said its partners in the governorates of Aleppo, Idlib and Al-Hasakah reported the storm claimed the lives of two infants due to extreme cold.Thousands of people were exposed to freezing temperatures at risk of hypothermia and resp…
Los Angeles, Jan 6 (IANS) A video of John Krasinski as the titular character from Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan delivering a stirring speech about the geopolitical landscape of Venezuela is going viral on social media amid the recent US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Social media users are calling the moment “prophetic”, reports people.com.In the video from the show’s second season, which aired in 2019, Krasinski’s character poses a question to a group of CIA personnel, reports people…
New York, Jan 2 (IANS) Zohran Mamdani brought touches of his South Asian heritage to his formal inauguration as this multicultural city’s Mayor on New Year’s Day.While acknowledging his parents during his speech, he also gave a shout-out to relatives in Delhi.He is the son of Mira Nair, a movie director, and Mahmood Mamdani, a Columbia University Professor from Uganda, who claims Indian ancestry.”Thank you to my parents, Mama and Baba, for raising me, for teaching me how to be in this world, and…
Tel Aviv, Jan 1 (IANS) The Israeli military has reported carrying out about 20,900 attacks across the Middle East in 2025, primarily targeting Gaza, Iran, Syria and Lebanon.Israel continued multi-front fighting throughout the year, necessitating the mobilisation of additional troops. The military called up about 306,830 reservists, including 54,000 who had previously been exempt from service, according to figures it released at the end of the year.In Gaza, where a ceasefire took effect on Oct. 1…
Washington, Dec. 30 (IANS) US and partner forces have killed or captured nearly 25 ISIS operatives in Syria following a large-scale strike earlier this month, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM). Conducted over 19 days beginning December 20, the US-led operations carried out 11 missions across Syria, resulting in at least seven ISIS members being killed, while the remaining operatives were captured. The missions also led to the elimination of four ISIS weapons caches, a media release said …