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Rights group says US-led coalition destroyed Raqqa

 An international human rights group on Tuesday accused the U.S. and its allies of showing little regard for civilians' lives while attacking the Syrian city that was once the de-facto capital of Daesh, the Islamic State group (ISIS), an allegation denied by the American military....

'Terrorists to be disarmed under deal on Manbij'

Turkish foreign minister said Tuesday YPG/PKK terrorists will be disarmed under a roadmap drawn up by Turkey and the U.S. to rid Manbij, Syria, of the terror group. The roadmap on Manbij was announced after a meeting between Cavusoglu and his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo on Monday....

‘Cat man’ starts animal clinic in Syria

At an unlikely cat shelter in rebel-held northern Syria, Mohammed Alaa al-Jaleel gently holds a feline patient on her back as an ultrasound probe is rolled across her pregnant belly. In a time of war, she is one of hundreds to have received medical attention at the makeshift animal clinic in...

Talks with US' Pompeo 'very successful': Turkish FM

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu described his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday as "very successful", specifically mentioning the contentious issue of a terrorist group in northern Syria. "I am pleased that we have achieved considerable progress on the...

Explosion at US-French base in northern Syria

A military base hosting American and French troops in northern Syria’s Ain Issa town was hit by an explosion on Sunday night, according to local sources in Raqqa on Monday.  Ain Issa in northern Raqqah is under the control of the YPG militia, the sources, who spoke on condition of...

US-backed Kurdish forces attack Daesh in Hasaka

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The U.S.-backed Syrian forces launched major attack on Daesh (ISIS) in the last pockets in northeastern Hasaka province, the group's news feeds said Sunday. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) backed by the US-led airstrikes aim to seize the towns of al-Dshaisha and Tel...

YPG reaches oil deal with Assad regime

YPG militia and the Syrian regime have reached an agreement on sharing oil from the Al-Omar oilfield -- one of the largest oilfields in YPG/PKK-occupied Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria, according to local sources.  Under the deal, the YPG/PKK will give 100 barrels of oil from...