Iran attacking Syria rebels with explosive drones
An Ahrar al Sham commander has claimed that the Iranians are using explosive laden UAV’s to attack his bases in Ma'ar Shimmareen. The UAV’s explosive capacity is said to be approximately that of an 82 mm mortar round....
Facebook moves against Hamas in West Bank
Hamas claims that Facebook has begun to close down individual member and group accounts affiliated with Hamas. The recent move is claimed to have begun in the last few days in response to the worsening situation in Palestine and Israel....
U.N. chief ‘pessimistic’ on Israel-Palestinians
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon does not see a near solution for the recent clashes between Palestinians and Israelis. According to British Ambassador Ryocroft, Ban Ki Moon thought that the two sides have a massive gap in thought as to what steps need to...
Syrian Kurds declare new province
Kurdish forces have moved to make Tal Abyad an area under autonomous administration. The PYD announced that Tal Abyad is now part of the Kobane canton, which would join the Jazira and the Afrin cantons. According to al Arabiya the forces that liberated the area...
Syria crisis: Nato renews pledge amid Russia ‘escalation’
NATO has pledged to defend its allies in the face of Russia’s recent violations of Turkish airspace. NATO has deployed response forces to the area to speed up any possible response time to further violations. The numbers and locations of these forces were not disclosed....