Just under half of Russia's fixed-wing strike force based in Syria has flown out of the country in the past two days, according to a Reuters calculation which suggests the Kremlin is accelerating its partial withdrawal. President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the bulk of the...

By Ali Eid; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- It has been five years since the eruption of the Syrian revolution, calling for dignity and democracy, challenging the rule of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. After years of ongoing bloodshed and failing to resolve the conflict, counting deaths...

 (The Daily Mail)- Vladimir Putin is stirring up the migrant crisis in a bid to whip up anger in Germany and get Angela Merkel ousted from power, a senior strategist has claimed. Russia is using an 'information war' to spark dissent against the German leader who has been an advocate of...

  (BBC)- The Russian air force has been accused of indiscriminate bombing. The human rights group Amnesty International says it has "compelling evidence" that Russian and Syrian government forces had "deliberately and systematically targeted hospitals and other medical...