The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) conducted clearing operations on Wednesday after taking most of the last Islamic State pocket in east Syria, an official with the U.S.-backed militia said. Fighters searched the pocket at Baghouz near the Iraqi border for hidden jihadists, tunnels and...

Kuwaiti authorities will refer a Syrian businessman and five others to the public prosecution over charges of money laundering, local media reported on Wednesday.  Businessman Mazen al-Tarzi was arrested late Monday from his work place at Al-Hadaf magazine, Al-Qabas newspaper...

Three civilians were killed in artillery shelling by regime forces and Iran-backed groups in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province on Wednesday, according to the White Helmets civil defense agency.  The shelling targeted the opposition-held towns of Qalaat al-Madiq and Al-Hwaiz, the...

A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria for “the safest country in the world” were buried before hundreds of mourners Wednesday, the first funerals for victims of shootings at two mosques in New Zealand that horrified a nation known for being welcoming and diverse. The...