US Soldier Killed in Blast in Syria

A member of the US military died from his wounds Thursday after a blast caused by an improvised explosive device in northern Syria, the US military’s central command said. The man was wounded by the explosion in the vicinity of Ayn Issa, Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend, commander of the US-led ...

Hezbollah Denounces ISIL Blast in Iraq’s Hilla: Terrorists Must Be Eradicated

Hezbollah condemned on Thursday ISIL terrorist crime in the Iraqi city of al-Hilla which targeted the pilgrims returning from the holy shrines in Karbala and Najaf Al-Ashraf and claimed scores of martyrs and wounded. In a statement, Hezbollah considered that the crime is a continuation of the terrorists’ murder plot ...

If US Can’t or Won’t Fight Terrorists, They Should ‘Stop Getting in the Way’: Russian MoD

The Russian Defense Ministry commented on the US State Department’s calls not to help tankers shipping fuel to the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria. If Washington cannot or does not want to fight terrorists, it should not get in the way, the ministry’s spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Thursday. ...

Paris Attacks Investigations: Briton Admits Giving Money to Suspects

A British man has pleaded guilty to supplying money to Mohamed Abrini, a key suspect in the Brussels and Paris attacks, a court heard Thursday as the trial opened of his alleged accomplice. Mohamad Ali Ahmed, from Birmingham, has admitted handing over £3,000 (3,537 euros, $3,732) in cash to the ...

Zakharova: If EU Resolution Implemented in Practice, Moscow Will Take Retaliation Measures

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that the EU parliament resolution on countering Russian media is a ‘stunt’ by a number of member states. On Wednesday, the EU Parliament adopted a draft resolution proposed by EU lawmaker from Poland Anna Elzbieta Fotyga on EU strategic communication to ...

Zionist Entity Fails to Contain Haifa Fire, Accuses Palestinians

The Zionist PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that ‘Israel’ will deal with Haifa arson as a ‘terrorist’ operation and severely punish the ‘culprits’. Zionist media accused the Palestinians of being responsible for Haifa fires, according to Al-Manar reporter who added that the Israeli outlets described the incineration as “Fire Intifada”. In ...

Booby-trapped tanker exploded in an oil facility in Hellah, south of Baghdad

EU Parliament Votes for Turkish Membership Talks Freeze

The European Parliament on Thursday voted in favour of a freeze of membership talks with Turkey over its post-coup crackdown, further escalating tensions with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan has already dismissed the vote as having “no value” as it is non-binding, and as most European Union member states so ...