Iran has trained and deployed thousands of Shiite Afghans as shock troops in Syria’s sectarian war. Members of the Afghan unit, the Fatemiyoun Division, wear a shoulder patch recounting words of praise from Iran’s supreme leader as a badge of honor. What those fighters might do when...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 15 civilians were killed and wounded in the US-led coalition airstrikes on ISIS-held village in Hasaka province, local activists said. Mohamed kheder told Zaman al-Wasl that the strikes had targeted al-Douaij village. ISIS said 53 members of the...

 Islamic State group jihadists have recaptured nearly all of Albu Kamal, putting up a fierce fightback for what had been the last significant Syrian town under their control, a monitor said Saturday. Syrian regime forces and allied militia overran Albu Kamal, which lies on the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Commander of a pro-regime militia has threatened civilians of Deir Ezzor of brutal reprisals, days after the capture of eastern province, according to footage surfaced on social media. Firas al-Iraqiya, head of Civil Defence Units in Deir Ezzor, in a video...