Twenty-five year old Ako Abd al-Qadir went to wage holy war in Syria vowing to return and conquer all of Iraqi Kurdistan in the name of Islam on the way back to his home town of Halabja. "God willing, we will come back and trample over your dead bodies until we reach Halabja," he said,...
Russia offered assurances on Tuesday that the Syrian government will show up at a new round of peace talks next week and will soon ship more toxic agents abroad for destruction under a deal to eliminate its chemical weapons arsenal. The statements appeared intended to ease Western...
Up to 100 refugees in need of urgent protection in Syria will be resettled in New Zealand, the government announced here Tuesday. Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse said the humanitarian situation in Syria was deteriorating by the day and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees had...
With the Eastern Mediterranean emerging as a possible alternative to Russian gas for European consumers, Moscow has found a point of entry of their own – Syria. Shortly before the New Year, Russia’s SoyuzNefteGaz signed a $90 million deal to support Syria’s first...
