Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed not to allow any ISIL militants to escape northern Syria, in an editorial published Tuesday, following fears from Western nations over its offensive in the region. “We will ensure that no ISIS fighters leave northeastern Syria,” Erdogan wrote in the Wall Street Journal, using ...
Firefighters in Lebanon were struggling on Tuesday to contain massive wildfires raging in several areas across Mount Lebanon. Director-general of Civil Defense Raymond Khattar described the wildfires raging in Chouf, Aley and Metn as the worst fires to hit Lebanon in decades. Khattar said that 103 fires erupted across the ...