Mohannad is a spy for Islamic State. He eavesdrops on chatter in the street markets of Mosul and reports back to his handlers when someone breaks the militant group's rules. One man he informed on this year – a street trader defying a ban on selling cigarettes – was fined and...

(Zaman Al Wasl)-  At least four people, including a mother and her two daughters, have been killed in a missile attack on the town of al-Nashshabiyeh in eastern rural Damascus, local activists said Friday. Syrian regime backed by Russia's jets has stepped up its devastating aerial...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels have taken Hamzat village in the northern Aleppo province from Isis, activists said on Friday. Al-Shamiyeh Front, key rebel group operating in Aleppo province, with other rebel factions have captured the village after fierce fighting with Isis militants. Late on...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday some questions still needed to be resolved over a deal among the Syrian opposition on joining peace talks but added he was confident they could be worked out. "There are some questions, and obviously in our judgment, some kinks to...