(Reuters) - Iraqi forces launched an attack to drive Islamic State from the last territory it holds in Iraq on Thursday and the Syrian army and its allies said they planned to march on the jihadist’s last Syrian stronghold. The separate assaults across the Iraqi-Syrian frontier...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 15 regime forces killed in an ambush set up by Faylaq al-Rahman group in the embattled Eastern Ghouta Suburbs near Damascus, spokesman said on Thursday. Wael Alwan said Faylaq al-Rahman fighters have foiled regime attempt to advance into Ein Tarma and Jobar...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 90,000 Syrian militants have been operating in Iran-backed Shiite militias in Syria, according to a leaked document issued by the Syrian Defense Ministry early 2017. The document that obtained by Zaman al-Wasl includes list of the Iranian militias fighting...

As U.S.-allied fighters hurtle down the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, a showdown could ensue between the U.S. and Russia, whose allies are racing to take over the same strategic oil-rich territory from the Islamic State group. While the two sides will likely avoid a direct...