BY DAN DE LUCE, PAUL MCLEARY ( Foreign Policy )- A U.S. air raid against Iranian-backed fighters in southern Syria last week represents a volatile new phase of the conflict that could trigger a wider confrontation between the United States and Iran — and their allies on the ground....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian military pilot and top officer in Shyarat airfield was killed on Monday in the northern countryside of Hama, pro-regime news feeds said. General Brigadier Zuhair Aboud was one of 45 pilots operating in Shayrat airfield, 16 miles, 26 km to east of Homs that also...

Israel expressed muted concern on Sunday to a major arms deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia announced a day earlier during the visit to the region by U.S. President Donald Trump. The central achievement of Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia was nearly $110 billion in deals sealed on...

( The Guardian )- US jets have attacked a convoy of Iranian-backed militiamen in south-eastern Syria in the first clash between the American military and forces loyal to Tehran since the US military returned to the region almost three years ago. The airstrikes occurred near the Syrian town...