(BBC)- The recent plundering of priceless artefacts from Syria and Iraq by both terrorists and criminal gangs has taken place on an unprecedented scale. Stolen items have been turning up in Europe and the US, where they have then been offered to private collectors. The UN heritage body...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamist Failaq al-Rahman rebel group launched Tuesday the second phase of its offensive in the northeastern edge of Damascus, regaining territory they lost to the army in a weekend assault, and were now storming a major road intersection into the heart of the city, a...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- An International plan have been set allowing Kurdish Lashoukri Rose Peshmerga to enter northeastern Syria, according to the group's spokesman. Sharfan Deraki, the Spokesman for Lashoukri Peshmerga in Syria assured that the preparation has taken place to facilitate the enter of...

The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said Russia was setting up a military base in northwestern Syria under a bilateral agreement and will help train its fighters - a step that would anger Turkey as it tries to block Kurdish gains near its borders. The Russian defense ministry, however, said it had...