An Israeli committee delayed a vote set for Wednesday on permits for settler units after a request from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid further conflict with the United States, an official said. Hanan Rubin, al-Quds (Jerusalem) city councilor and a member of the planning committee that was to discuss ...
The US-backed militia based in Syria expressed hope that it will be able to get US-made handheld anti-aircraft weaponry, or MANPADS. The Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, which claims to be fighting the ISIL Takfiri group, expressed hope that a decision by the US to ease weapons restrictions will allow ...