Middle East

A German newspaper has warned that if Saudi Arabia sends its ground troops into Syria then the entire Middle East region will be plunged into chaos.  “The Saudi Kingdom is ready to participate in any ground operation […]

NATO and Saudi Arabia are set to discuss Riyadh’s proposal for troop deployment to Syria under the pretext of fighting ISIS, according to reports. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have all expressed […]

Following hot on the heels of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said that it was also ready to send ground troops to Syria to fight ISIS Syria’s Foreign Minister said earlier […]

Saudi Arabia will join the UK in military exercises in preparation to fight ISIS in Syria, two sources have revealed to CNN. Saudi will deploy up to 150,000 troops in March to run a multinational […]

Russia are anticipating a Turkish ground invasion in Syria and have said that they are training the Syrian army to be militarily capable of repelling any Turkish ground incursions.  The Kremlin say that any invasion by […]

Mohammad Ali Jafari, head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned that it would be suicidal for Saudi Arabia to intervene militarily on the ground in Syria. They never will because they know that […]

Russia’s feared “Spetsnaz” special forces units have surrounded the Syrian city of Aleppo. 70,000 Syrian refugees are fleeing the area amid fierce fighting between ISIS and a coalition of Syrian government forces together with Russian special […]

Syrian forces with support from their allies are creating a humanitarian crisis along the Syrian Turkish border with 110,000 refugees headed toward Turkey to escape fighting in western Aleppo, in northern Syria. Syrian government troops are […]

Manpower from Iran and bombs from Russia have enabled the Syrian troops to come within a few miles of encircling Aleppo. Thousands are fleeing the area in fear of an impending siege. ISW reports: Battlefield realities […]