Turkey-backed Syrian gunmen seized control of nine areas, including the village of Dabiq, from militants of the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) on Sunday, achieving border security between the Turkish towns of Kilis and Karkamis, the country’s military said on Monday. “Taking control of Dabiq had ...
Syrian security services chief Ali Mamluk met with Egyptian officials in his first public foreign visit in five years, state media in Damascus said on Monday. State news agency SANA said Mamluk met with Egyptian head of general intelligence Khaled Fawzy and other “high-level security officials” during his one-day visit. ...