The U.S-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are on the verge of seizing full control of the southern neighborhoods of Daesh (ISIS)-held Raqqa, a Kurdish official said on Tuesday. The U.S.-led coalition said SDF fighters advancing from the east were within 300 metres of meeting up with...

( The New York Times )- The boy did not want to see a beheading, so he held his mother’s hand tight and tried to close his eyes. But seeing it was mandatory when the Islamic State ruled his hometown in northern Syria: If you were out on the street, you had to watch. The boy, now 11 and a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime President Bashar al-Assad has extended the military duty of Jamil al-Hassan, his close advisor for another year, delaying the retirement the head of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Directorate for the seventh time, sources told Zaman al-Wasl. Maj Gen...

Food access in Syria's battle-torn Raqqa is now at "a critical turning point," aid organisations said Monday, with markets shuttered and residents depending fully on their dwindling stockpiles. Raqqa has been gripped by fierce fighting for nearly two months and the U.S.-backed Syrian...