Iraq's security and paramilitary forces have begun a military operation along the border with Syria aiming to clear the area of Daesh (ISIS) militants. The Iraqi military said the operation that began at sunrise Sunday is being carried out by Iraqi troops and members of the Popular...

Human Rights Watch on Friday condemned Lebanon's order for Syrian refugees to demolish their hard shelters as tantamount to "illegitimate pressure" on them to return to their war-torn country. Lebanon, a country of some four million people, says it hosts at least 1.5 million Syrians on its...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Turkish war lord, who has been fighting along with the Syrian regime for over seven years, was wounded Saturday by an improvised explosive device in the coastal Latakia province, news feeds reported. Miraj Oral, or Ali Kayali, has escaped the death in the suspected...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 55 troops from coastal Latakia and Tartus provinces killed in June as regime forces wage major offensive to recapture northwestern Syria, pro-regime activists said. The death toll included 34 troops from Tartus and 21 more from Latakia, main stronghold...