Kurds weigh hope and caution as Syria’s SDF dissolves and joins the state military

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have officially dissolved, with their fighters integrating into Syria's state ...

Syria removed: Which countries are still on the US ‘terror’ list – and why?

The United States has removed Syria from its list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT), marking another major shift in ...

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces group says it has dissolved after merging with the Syrian army

The Kurdish-led force lost most of its territory in northeast Syria to a government offensive in January and then signed a ...
FDD's Long War Journal

Albany woman charged with plotting to attack New York Capitol in support of Islamic State

Jessica Bowie was arrested on August 19 and is accused of plotting to bomb the New York State Capitol. Her arrest marks the ...
Al-Monitor

Syrian Democratic Forces, tip of the spear in anti-jihadist fight, to dissolve

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, whose dissolution was announced by their leader Mazloum Abdi on Tuesday, were the ...
Al-Monitor

The Syrian Democratic Forces, tip of the spear in anti-jihadist fight

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, whose dissolution was announced by their leader Mazloum Abdi on Tuesday, were the ...
Opinion

Is the US right to remove Syria’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism?

The United States has removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. For the first time in nearly half a century, the Syrian government will no longer be a sanctioned entity. The ...
The Canadian Press on MSN

Global Affairs tight-lipped on fate of Canadian men being held in Iraq

OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada is refusing to say whether Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand discussed the repatriation of ...

Read the criminal complaint about a bomb plot in Albany

Federal agents and police detectives have arrested a 35-year-old woman who prosecutors say was planning to bomb the New York ...
Asharq Al-Awsat on MSN

Iranian messages seek to defuse Iraq dispute over armed factions

Baghdad: Iran has urged leaders of Iraq’s Coordination Framework to contain a dispute over armed factions’ weapons and avoid a confrontation with groups that may refuse to disarm after a Sept. 30 ...
The News-Times

Kurdish-led group in Syria says it has dissolved after merging with the army

The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has announced the group's official dissolution. Speaking Tuesday at ...
nytimes.com

Here’s What to Know About Iraq’s Militias

At least 20 fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of Iraqi militias with ties to Iran, were killed in a wave of U.S. and Saudi airstrikes. By Raja Abdulrahim Reporting from ...