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Islamic State loses oil-rich areas in Syria

Al Jazeera- The powerful Islamic State group has reportedly withdrawn from several villages dominated by a Sunni tribe in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province after clashes with tribal fighters. Fighters of the self-declared jihadist group were pushed out from Abu Hamam,...

Family of kidnapped Jesuit priest appeal for news

(Vatican Radio)  The family of Italian Jesuit Father Paolo Dall’Oglio have appealed to those responsible for his kidnapping one year ago in Syria to release him or give them news about his fate. 59 year old Father Dall’Oglio went missing on July 29, 2013 in Raqqa in the...

116 killed by Syrian regime forces during Eid

World Bulletin - At least 116 people were killed by government forces in fighting across Syria during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, opposition activists have said. The deaths included 21 children and 16 women, according to the London-based Syrian Network for Human Rights....

Syria Kurdish-jihadist battle kills 49

BEIRUT (AFP) : A fierce battle between Syrian Kurds and Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) jihadists has killed nearly 50 fighters from both sides as the Kurds seized several ISIS positions, an activist group said Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...