Backed up explosives make many victims in Raqqa, the former capital of Islamic State in Syria. Medical teams from aid organization MSF (MSF) treated 33 people in the first week of this year who were injured by explosions, including 13 minors.
The Turkish president Erdogan has threatened that his country will nip a new 'terror army' in the bud. He is referring to an army force that, among other things, is to train the United States and to come under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The US-led coalition is working with its Syrian militia allies to set up a 30,000-man border power, the Sunday coalition said. The move has aroused Turkey's anger for American support for Kurdish-dominated forces in Syria.
Kurdish militias in northwestern Syria will be destroyed by Turkish military intervention in the area. With this, Turkish president Erdogan threatened Saturday.
Leaked documents would show that the Belgian Ministry of Justice deliberately withheld information from parliament. It is about information about trapped terrorists and radicalization in the Belgian prisons. This is what De Tijd reports.
Turkish President Erdogan called his Russian counterpart Putin and said that the Syrian government should stop its attacks in Idlib in the northwest and east of Damascus. Erdogan said that the process by which Russia, Iran and Turkey try to bring peace to Syria together is at risk if these attacks continue.
Israeli warplanes fired targets in the night from Monday to Tuesday in Syria. According to the Syrian army, missiles were fired in an area near the capital Damascus.
Jordan has discovered an extensive conspiracy of Islamic State. The plans of the terrorists included a series of attacks on security installations, military targets, shopping centers and moderate religious leaders.
An attack on a Russian base in Syria cost two soldiers at the end of last year. Extremists fired mortar shells on New Year's Eve at the complex, according to the state press agency TASS quoted Thursday by a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Pope Francis has sketched a sombre picture of the past year during a service in St. Peter's Basilica. He stated that 2017 is marred by violence, lies and injustice. The church prince called on people to take responsibility for their actions.
In at least six cities Iran has been demonstrated against the government. People initially took to the streets to protest against rising food prices and corruption, but the demonstrators also quickly targeted the government in general.
The 37-year-old man who is suspected of having stabbed two people in Maastricht in mid-December will be stuck for at least another 90 days. That was decided by the council chamber of the court in Maastricht on Thursday.
Russia has started Tuesday with the establishment of a permanent presence at the military bases in Syrian Tartus and Hmeimim, according to RIA news agency.
In an attack on the national intelligence service of Afghanistan in Kabul, five people were killed on Monday. Islamic State (IS) has claimed the suicide attack.
The Court of Appeal of San Francisco ruled Friday that the last entry ban of President Donald Trump should not apply to people who have a strong relationship with the United States.
Children up to 10 years of Belgian IS fighters are entitled to stay in Belgium. That has been decided by the Council of Ministers.
Australia stops the air strikes over Iraq and Syria. The Australian Secretary of Defense Marise Payne announced on Friday that the six Australian fighter planes were in action.
The special Syria envoy of the United Nations, Staffan de Mistura, wants to resume peace talks in Geneva in January. The last round of peace talks failed, De Mistura acknowledged. He said this Thursday visiting Moscow after talks with the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov.
During his visit to Syria, Vladimir Putin made it clear that the Russian struggle is coming to an end and that some of the troops will be withdrawn. But just as George W. Bush once unjustly proclaimed that the war in Iraq was over, the war in Syria has not ended yet.
The Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah is once again turning its sights on the Palestinian cause after the battle in Syria. Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stressed this on Monday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a big hit on Sunday in the French capital Paris to Iran and Turkey. He also said that the sooner the Palestinians accept the reality that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, the sooner there will be peace.
Iraqi forces have displaced terrorism Islamic State out of the country. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Saturday that the border with Syria is completely in the hands of the army again. With that, 'the liberation of all parts of the country' is a fact.
The new British Secretary of Defense believes that fellow countrymen who have entered the service of Islamic State may be killed. Gavin Williamson believes that anyone who fights for IS in Iraq or Syria hates British values. Air strikes against the estimated 270 Britons who do that are justified.
Thousands of men, women and children are stuck on the Greek islands while winter is coming again. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is expanding the relief effort. The organization calls on European and Greek governments to immediately allow refugees to move to the mainland.
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has rescinded his self-resignation on Tuesday. The Sunni Hariri suddenly resigned over a month ago during a visit to Saudi Arabia and complained about the increasing influence of Iran. Iran is the pillar of the Shiite Lebanese, estimated to account for nearly 40 percent of the population.
The head of the German Federal Criminal Investigation Department (BKA), Holger Münch, said Saturday in an interview on the Deutschlandfunk that the caliphate of Islamic State as such no longer exists, but that the terrorist organization remains as dangerous as ever. According to him, IS has been preparing for this next phase for a long time.
Israel has attacked an Iranian base under construction not far from the Syrian capital Damascus with fighter planes. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported this Saturday on the basis of pro-government media in Syria.
The Belgian authorities closely monitor the trade and walking of 45 Islamic preachers. Fourteen of these so-called hate preachers come from abroad. They are included in the database of 'foreign terrorist fighters' of anti-terrorist organization OCAD.
More than four hundred American soldiers leave Syria. They assisted there according to the international coalition against Islamic State at the battle of Raqqa, formerly the actual capital of the terrorist organization.
At least 23 people were killed by an attack by Syrian government troops against a stronghold of rebels. The attack was carried out on Sunday in the vicinity of the capital Damascus.
