(Middle East Eye)- A US general told AFP on Thursday that between 800 and 900 Islamic State group fighters have been killed since the Iraqi-led operation to recapture Mosul from the militants began. "Just in the operations over the last week and a half associated with Mosul, we estimate...

The Turkish army hit 94 Daesh and nine PKK/PYD targets in northern Syria early Thursday, the military said. Thursday's strikes were part of Turkey's Operation Euphrates Shield launched in late August to clear the northern Syrian border area of terrorists. It is now in its 65th day....

(Fox News)- A Russian armada led by aging Soviet-era aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetzov has entered the Mediterranean Sea in the past few hours, two U.S. officials with knowledge of their position tell Fox News. The Russian defense minister says this seven-ship flotilla will be sailing to...

(The Guardian)- Russia has withdrawn a request for a flotilla of warships to be allowed to refuel in Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta, after Nato allies criticised Madrid for assisting warships they believe could be used to target civilians in Syria. The Russian embassy in Madrid...