(The Guardian)- A British man who died fighting alongside Kurdish forces in Syria killed himself to avoid being taken hostage by Islamic State militants. Ryan Lock, 20, from Chichester, West Sussex, died in an offensive by anti-Isis forces in a bid to retake the northern city of Raqqa,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Four children and a woman on Wednesday have been killed in regime barrel bombs attack on Hama province, local media center said. The barrel attack on the ISIS-held village of al-Nashmi has also left dozen people wounded. More aerial bombing targeted towns of Tybat al-Imam and...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Four Red Crescent volunteers have been wounded in a US-led coalition airstrike on their center in Idlib city, Civil Defense rescuing group said Wednesday. The strike on the Carlton hotel has also caused huge damage in the building made it out of service. In the eastern...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army on Wednesday took two villages from ISIS in the eastern countryside of Aleppo and its main stronghold of al-Bab, local reporter said. The capture of Abu al-Randain and al-Ghouz villages will halt regime advance west of ISIS-held town of al-Bab....