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Israeli strikes in Syria reveal new battlefield for post-civil war era

As Israel continues to strike at Iran more publicly the Syrian conflict enters a new phase.

 Kurdish-led militiamen ride atop military vehicles as they celebrate victory over Islamic State in Raqqa, Syria, October 17, 2017
United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

US official to JPost: Tillerson hasn't 'ruled out' Israel stop amid crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Sochi, Russia August 23, 2017.

Netanyahu heads to Moscow, will discuss Syria

Photos of containers of aid being prepared in the US

US faith group facilitates unique ties between IDF and Syrian war victims


A touch of evil: Islamic State's withdrawal from Iraq leaves death and destruction

Death and destruction are left in wake of Islamic State withdrawal in Iraq.

A KAKAI PESHMERGA volunteer stands next to a house destroyed by Islamic State. His brother was killed clearing explosives hidden by ISIS. (

Video: Russian helicopter shot down in Syria, killing all on board

They died a "heroic death" on a humanitarian mission, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a conference call with reporters.

Men inspect the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that had been shot down in the north of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, Syria August 1, 2016

Foreign Affairs: The end of the beginning

After it collapses, the cease-fire in Syria will be recalled as an emblem of Barack Obama’s fumbling of the Middle East.

Residents of Nawa city in Syria inspect the damage after a reported strike against ISIS positions by the Russian Air Force, November 21

Islamic State: Extremism breeding extreme fashion?

Shutting down these stores, particularly those outside Western jurisdictions, may be difficult, but it’s well worth the effort.

THIS ISIS-BRANDED t shirt, priced at 120,900 Indonesian rupiahs (NIS 34), is one of numerous Islamic State-related products available from Indonesian and other webstores.

Nearly 13,000 Syrians tortured to death by Assad regime, 20,000 vanished since beginning of war

The figures include 108 children, the youngest of whom was merely 12 years old.

Zaatari refugee camp with Syria in the distance.

New US Secretary of Defense silent on date of Mosul offensive, says US will take supporting role

Carter on the offensive: It will be Iraqi-led and US-supported. And it's important that it be launched at a time when it can succeed,"

US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter

1,700 Russian nationals fighting alongside the Islamic State in Iraq

“At the moment, some 100 countries are involved in the Iraqi conflict. The number of [foreign] participants that are fighting alongside Islamic State has grown from 13,000 to 20,000 -- that is our es

Islamic State fighters gesture as they take part in a military parade along the streets of Syria’s northern Raqqa province, June 30, 2014.

Zahavi penalty gives Mac TA win in Haifa

Yellow-and-blue ekes out a win at Sammy Ofer to cut gap on 1st-place Kiryat Shmona to one point.

Maccabi TA players celebrating

Effective drugs for carriers of hepatitis C not included in health basket

The majority of carriers are immigrants from the former Soviet Union.

Pills

Lebanese army advances in border area, finds 50 bodies

Border town was attacked in Islamist incursion from Syria carried out by Sunni radicals including the Islamic State.

Lebanese soldiers in Arsal, at Syrian border