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Russian support gave Assad half of Syria: study

  Air strikes against Syrian rebels have gone up 150 percent since Russia intervened in the conflict in 2015, helping the regime triple the territory under its control, a report published on Tuesday showed. The analysis by IHS Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre (JTIC) also...

U.S. Army arrests 6 ISIS fighters in Hasaka

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The U.S. Army has arrested 6 Syrian ISIS fighters in northern Hasaka province after air raids targeted two border villages with Iraq, local activist told Zaman al-Wasl Tuesday. Malaz al-Yousef, Hasaka-based activist said three attack helicopters carrying U.S. troops and...

Syria regime advances in Daesh-held pocket of Damascus

Syrian regime forces Tuesday retook a neighborhood south of Damascus from Daesh (ISIS), slicing off yet another part of the militant holdout, a monitoring group said. The government of President Bashar Assad has since April 19 waged a fierce air and ground assault against the final...

Arab League calls on ICC to investigate 'Israeli crimes'

The Arab League's Permanent Committee on Human Rights Tuesday urged the International Criminal Court prosecutor to urgently investigate "the crimes of the Israeli occupation" against Palestinians. "Israel is an oppressive and murderous entity and its politicians and officers must be...