( Middle Eats Eye )- The battle to take Raqqa, the Syrian capital of the Islamic state (IS) group, is almost over. But one of the main challenges that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) face after IS is not only the huge destruction but also how to expand their model of women's...

The Israeli army attacked Syrian government artillery on Saturday after fire across the armistice line hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and warned it would intensify such retaliation in the future. The Syrian government controls only party of the territory on the other side of the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- ISIS major offensive on regime forces in eastern Homs have killed at least 20 regime troops near al-Qaryatayn, the desert town that fell to Daesh favor three weeks ago, activists said on Friday. The fierce clashes took place near the village of Hamima in the eastern...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels on Friday have thwarted Daesh attack on their bastions near Yarmouk camp in southern Damascus, local reporter said. The moderate factions based in Yalda suburb have pounded the Islamic State stronghold in Yarmouk refugees camp with mortar rounds and heavy...

The defeat of the Islamic State group in its  Syrian  bastion of Raqqa was a "historic" achievement, the US-backed force that led the months-long battle said at an official ceremony in the city on Friday. "We dedicate this historic victory to all humanity," said Talal Sello,...

(Eqtsad)- Despite the reconciliation and the 5-month-old ceasefire, Barzeh, the northern neighborhood of Damascus still suffering lack of governmental services and aid. Residents say no ovens or gas stations are operating in the neighborhood. The regime municipality has so far...

Raqqa will be part of a decentralized federal Syria now the city has been freed from Islamic State, the U.S.-backed militias that captured it said on Friday, tying its future to Kurdish-led plans to set up autonomous regions in the north. The Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces...

A U.S.-backed Syrian force is expected to declare victory in the northern city of Raqqa days after it said it cleared it from members of Daesh (ISIS). The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces is scheduled to hold a news conference at noon Friday during which the city will be declared...

Greek police said Friday they have arrested a Syrian man over suspected links to Daesh (ISIS), after his wife complained to authorities that he was beating her and that he was an extremist supporter. The 32-year-old was arrested on Thursday in the northeastern town of Alexandroupoli,...

BAGHDAD/KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces took control on Friday of the last district in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk still in the hands of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters following a three-hour battle, security sources said. The district of Altun Kupri, or Perde in Kurdish, lies on...

At least 16 civilians including several children were killed in air strikes allegedly carried out by Russian jets on Thursday in Deir Ezzor province, a monitor said. The eastern province is partly controlled by the Islamic State (IS) group, which is under pressure from several fronts in...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran’s military chief met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday during a visit to Damascus to set out a joint military strategy, Syria’s state news agency reported, a sign of deepening Iranian influence that has alarmed Israel. General Mohammad Baqeri said...

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering tightening the vetting process for women and children seeking to enter the United States as refugees, a proposal that if adopted would bring security checks closer to those for adult men, three sources with knowledge of the...

When Samer Saem Eldahr finished university, he was ready to spread his wings and start his career. He planned a month away from home to discover and pursue his craft. It’s a similar story to that of many college graduates, with a notable exception. There would be no realistic option to return...

 Israel responded with tank fire into Syria on Thursday after a Syrian mortar shell landed in the Israeli-occupied part of the Golan Heights, the army said. "In response to the projectile that hit Israel earlier today, the Israel Defense Forces targeted the sources of fire in the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Firas Mustafa Tlass, Syrian business tycoon, has been arrested on Tuesday by the UAE security over working as a broker between ISIS and the giant Cement group LafargeHolcim including oil and toxic gas purchases, sources told Zaman al-Wasl. Maher Sharaf...

A Saudi official has visited northern Syria with a U.S. envoy to discuss reconstruction of Raqqa, which Kurdish and Arab militias backed by a U.S.-led coalition, captured from Islamic State on Tuesday, an adviser to the militias said. Saudi Gulf Affairs Minister Thamer al-Sabhan visited...

France criticized Russia on Thursday for calling into question an international inquiry into who is to blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria. Russia has questioned the work and future of the joint inquiry by the U.N. and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The only center for forensic evidence in opposition-held areas was founded a year ago by personal efforts and with limited possibilities  in northern Idlib province  to provide the courts and police stations with basic services in the field of detection and...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- The former Syrian ambassador to Turkey on Wednesday has appealed to the Syrian regime president Bashar al-Assad to withdraw the citizenship from Syrians mocking Issam Zahereddin’s death. Nidal Kabalan’s demand come in series of Facebook posts mourning the...