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Chechens serving as Russian military police in Aleppo

 Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov on Tuesday confirmed that troops from the mainly Muslim Caucasus region were serving as Russian military police in the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo. Kadyrov wrote on Instagram that MP Adam Delimkhanov and Chechnya's chief mufti, Salakho-Khadzhi...

Russia, Turkey, Iran deliberate over Syria ceasefire efforts

Russia, Turkey and Iran on Tuesday were working on a statement to reaffirm a fragile ceasefire between Syrian warring parties that could agree to establishing a mechanism to observe its compliance and pave the way for a U.N.-led peace settlement. Delegations from the Syrian government...

Pentagon chief vows 'unshakeable commitment' to Nato

(The Guardian)- James Mattis, the new US defence secretary, has reassured his British counterpart that Washington has an “unshakeable commitment” to Nato, despite Donald Trump previously casting the military alliance as obsolete. During a phone call with Michael Fallon on his first full...

Syria peace talks in Astana enter second day

The talks on Syria in Astana involving the delegations of the regime and the opposition, Russia, Turkey, Iran, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura and US Ambassador to Kazakhstan George Krol acting as an observer entered their second day on Tuesday. The Syrian regime and the...