WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has established a channel of direct communication with the Russian ministry of defense to avoid unintended conflict related to the war in Ukraine. A U.S. defense official said the “de-confliction line” was established March 1 “for the purpose of preventing...

Three Syrian young men were drowned in the Rhine river when car capsized in western Germany last Monday evening, according to the augsburger-allgemeine news site. Activists reported that five Syrian youths, whose names were not known, were riding in a car near the town of Wesel when their...

The Al-Otaiba massacre marked its eight anniversary in February that left 175 people dead in the eastern enclave of the Syrian capital, while trying to escape starvation and the indiscriminate killing by the Syrian regime forces and allied militias. The ambush took place in 2014, after...

A Syrian man was tortured to death by Faylaq al-Sham rebel group, following two hours of his arrest in the town of Jindires in northern Syria, activists said Saturday. The Military Judiciary in the opposition's Interim Defense Ministry said two members of Faylaq al-Sham were arrested,...