(Daily Mail)- The Syrian army took control of the main water pumping station for Aleppo at al-Khafsa near the Euphrates on Tuesday after Islamic State fighters withdrew, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said. The army and its allies, backed by Russian air...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The ceasefire talks still underway in the besieged al-Waer neighborhood between the Syrian regime and local negotiations committee to end bombing and reaching a formula enable rebels to leave the last stronghold in the central city of Homs. Well-informed sources said the...

(Business Insider)- A new Islamic State is being constituted in Syria, and no one is paying attention— yet. "There's a second Islamic State that has emerged," says Theo Padnos, adding: "Nobody knows what is happening in the northwestern corner of Syria. I know because I'm in touch with...

(Middle East Eye)- While members of the Syria Civil Defence group in Syria, better known as the White Helmets, have been celebrated as brave humanitarians across the world, little is known about the contribution of their female members. "Women are an essential part of the rescue work,"...