Tehran is pulling its Iranian Revolutionary Crescent Guards out of Syria, Israeli officials confirmed Tuesday morning, amid high casualty rates among pro-Syrian forces. Two weeks ago, a senior Western defense official estimated to Bloomberg News at the Saban Forum in Washington that just 700 Iranian troops remained in Syria, fighting alongside Hezbollah, Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces,… Continue reading Iran pulling Revolutionary Guards out of Syria 

The Free Syrian Army (FSA), one of the rebel groups fighting Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, on Monday claimed that it was responsible for the assassination of Hezbollah terrorist Samir Kuntar in Syria, the Al Bawabanews website reported. In a video it released, the rebel group rejected Hezbollah’s claims that Kuntar was killed in an… Continue reading Syrian rebel group claims: We killed Kuntar 

The Islamic State (ISIS) group is working to boost its presence in Indonesia with dreams of creating a “distant caliphate” in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, Australia warned on Tuesday, according to AFP. Australian Attorney-General George Brandis, who spent Monday in meetings between Indonesian and Australian ministers, police chiefs and security officials, said it… Continue reading Australia warns: ISIS is eyeing Indonesia for ‘caliphate’