The Syrian Kurds appear to be on the ascendency, angering Turkey. However, as the Kurds seize new territories and prepare for fresh assaults on Islamic State, they must also worry about ruling a potentially hostile Arab population
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that at least 38 civilians were killed in air strikes carried out by a US-led coalition in Hasaka province in northeast Syria in the past two days.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Saudi Arabia on Tuesday not to deploy troops in Syria, saying it would violate international law, while also demanding that Riyadh stop bombardments in Yemen.
The United States is coming under increasingly bitter criticism for its perceived lack of leadership over Syria as the country's brutal civil conflict heads toward new levels of intensity.
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and French President Francois Hollande discussed the developments in the Middle East, especially the war in Syria.
A British minister expects a continuing need for investing in defence and security due to the ongoing conflicts and persistent threats in the region.
Turkey will continue to strike back at Kurdish fighters of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday, despite growing pressure on Ankara to stop the shelling.
A United Arab Emirates court sentenced four people to death in absentia for joining the Islamic State militant group, the UAE state news agency WAM reported.
The United Arab Emirates wants to deploy commandos to help train forces fighting Islamic State jihadists and will resume its contribution to the US-led air campaign, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said.
CIA director John Brennan has said that Islamic State fighters have used chemical weapons and have the capability to make small quantities of chlorine and mustard gas, CBS News reported Thursday.
Russia said Thursday it was ready to discuss a ceasefire in Syria as foreign ministers gathered in Munich in a bid to kick-start peace talks derailed by the regime onslaught on the besieged city of Aleppo.
Turkey's patience may run out over the crisis in Syria and it could be forced to take action, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
