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US forces raid Syrian village, kidnap two people

(Zaman Al Wasl)- US army forces raided Syrian village on the Iraqi border and kidnapped a man and an Iraqi refugee woman late on Monday, sources told Zaman al-Wasl. The raid took place in the village of Beer al-Helu, an area was cleared from Daesh near al-Yaarubiya border crossing in...

ISIS attacks Shiite militias, takes ground at Iraqi border

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamic State fighters took ground from Iraqi Shiite militias on the Iraqi border after a surprise attack on Friday, activists told Zaman al-Wasl. Activist Muhannad Yousef the the ISIS suicide bombers attacked three checkpoint for al-Hashd al-Sha’bi near Tel Sufouk...

In Syria, Russia securing position as Assad presses war

With the map of Syria’s conflict decisively redrawn in President Bashar al-Assad’s favor, his Russian allies want to convert military gains into a settlement that stabilizes the shattered nation and secures their interests in the region. A year after the opposition’s defeat in...

Syrian sisters become voice of E. Ghouta on Twitter

Alaa and Noor, two young sisters from Syria’s besieged Eastern Ghouta district, are informing the world of their difficult circumstances through their joint Twitter account. Eight-year-old Alaa and ten-year-old Noor voice the pains and hopes of Eastern Ghouta’s children in tweets...