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SDF: Daesh in its ‘final moments’

Daesh (ISIS) militants are “living their final moments” in the last enclave they hold near the Iraqi border, where US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are attacking them, an SDF official said on Sunday. A defeat of the extremists in the enclave would wipe out Daesh territorial...

Palmyra artifacts restored by Damascus museum experts

In the National Museum of Damascus, archaeologist Muntajab Youssef works on an ancient stone bust from Palmyra, one of hundreds of artifacts his team is painstakingly restoring after they were damaged by Daesh (ISIS). Centuries-old statues and sculptures were wrecked by the extremists when they...

US to host Iran-focused summit in Feb: Pompeo

The United States plans to host a global summit focused on the Middle East, particularly Iran, next month in Poland, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News in a report published on Friday. In an interview with the news network, Pompeo said the international gathering would be...

US troop withdrawal from Syria will happen: Pompeo

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that a full U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria announced by President Donald Trump last month will go ahead despite widespread criticism. "President Trump's decision to withdraw our troops has been made. We will do that," Pompeo told a joint...

Syrian minister optimistic on Kurdish talks

Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad expressed optimism Wednesday over dialogue with Kurdish groups that want to strike a political deal with Damascus, suggesting progress had been made in contacts mediated by Russia. Kurdish-led groups who control swathes of northern Syria have...