The leaders of Ukraine and Syria have pledged greater security cooperation, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Kyiv offers its military expertise to governments across the Middle East region amid the US-Israeli war on Iran. Zelenskyy held talks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Sunday, in his first trip to the Syrian capital since … Read moreUkraine and Syria to cooperate on security, Zelenskyy says
United States President-elect Donald Trump has described the toppling of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad as an “unfriendly takeover” by Turkiye, which had aligned itself with several of the opposition groups that led the lightning offensive on Damascus. Trump made the remarks – in apparent praise of Ankara – during a wide-ranging news conference on Monday … Read moreTrump lauds ouster of Syria’s al-Assad as ‘unfriendly takeover’ by Turkiye
A British man who joined ISIL (ISIS) in Syria has been jailed for “terrorism” offences. Aine Davis, 39, was sentenced on Monday to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to firearms possession and fundraising for “terrorism”, London’s Metropolitan Police said. “Davis arranged for a large sum of money to be smuggled from the UK … Read moreUK sentences ISIL member to eight years in prison