Syria's devastating war has killed more than 280,000 people, activists said Thursday in a new toll for the five-year conflict. The toll of 282,283 includes 81,436 civilians, among them 14,040 children and 9,106 women, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Non-extremist rebel fighters...

Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman al-Wasl)- Islamic State on Wednesday captured Tell al-Nuri village in Hasaka province from a tribal rebel faction allied with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), activists said. The activist Rasid al-Janoubi told Zaman al-Wasl that Isis attacks targeted a...

Writing by Omar Sheikh Mohamed; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Eqtsad)- Since the beginning of Syrian revolution in March 2011, the Damascus regime has adopted a policy to punish liberated areas by all economic and social means. The regime prevented essential goods from entering besieged and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A humanitarian aid convoy entered al-Houla region in the central province of Homs, carrying food and medical aid for 14,200 people in need for the third time this year, activists and U.N. aid agency said. The convoy contained life-saving aid including food, medical supplies and...