Russia launched a second air strike on U.S.-backed Syrian fighters battling Islamic State, even after the U.S. military used emergency channels to ask Moscow to stop following a first strike, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday. The official, who spoke to on condition of...

(The New York Times)- More than 50 State Department diplomats have signed an internal memo sharply critical of the Obama administration’s policy in Syria , urging the United States to carry out military strikes against the government of President Bashar al-Assad to stop its persistent...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Prominent Syrian journalist Hadi al-Abdallah and colleague were injured when an explosive device exploded at the entrance of their building in northern Aleppo city, activists said Thursday. Al-Abdallah and his fellow photojournalist Khaled Issa are still critical condition....

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A humanitarian aid convoy loaded with food and medicine entered the besieged neighborhood of al-Waer in central city of Homs, activists said Thursday. 7500 food and medicine packages have been provided the Syrian Red Crescent to the trapped residents of al-Waer. The...