The UN has warned again that the expected military offensive in Iraq's Mosul city may create a massive displacement of people. Speaking at a press conference at the UN headquarters in Geneva on Friday, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi said: "If there is a...

Drone footage of Aleppo -- the city that has been at the scene of fierce fighting during Syria’s five-year civil war -- was released Friday and showed the intense devastation suffered by its residents. The Anadolu Agency video of the war-torn city -- once Syria’s most populous with 2.3...

Almost 13 thousand Barrel Bombs since the Russian Intervention (Zaman Al Wasl)- More than 658 barrel bombs were dropped from the regime’s helicopters, resulted in killing 71 civilians including 15 children and 9 women in September 2016. The UK- based Syrian Network of Human Rights (SNHR)...

President Barack Obama on Thursday commuted the sentences of 102 prisoners, adding to a tally that already surpassed the previous 11 presidents combined. Like those that preceded it, the latest tranche is comprised mainly of drug offenders. White House Counsel Neil Eggleston wrote in a...