The United States is close to suspending talks with Russia on a ceasefire in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday, as the Kremlin vowed to press on with an assault on the city of Aleppo. Moscow and Damascus launched a campaign to recapture the rebel-held sector of...

The Sudanese government has since January repeatedly used chemical weapons against civilians in a remote region of Darfur, Amnesty International said in its latest report Thursday. The attacks reportedly came amid a large-scale military offensive launched in January 2016 by Sudanese forces...

Iraqi troops have recaptured the Al-Buthiab area in Anbar province’s Ramadi Island region from the Daesh terrorist group, General Ismail al-Mahlawi, head of the army’s Anbar Operations Command, said Thursday. "Al-Buthiab has been retaken," he said. "Daesh militants fled the area after...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime warplanes killed Thursday six civilians in the town Khan Shikhoun in Idlib province, Civil Defense said The rescuing group told Zaman al-Wasl that 6 civilians, including 3 children, were killed and dozens wounded due to cluster-bomb raids, targeted the...