(Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces on Monday took strategic al-Mansour district in Raqqa city, such a gain nears the collapse of the radical group's capital, local activists said. The Kurdish-led alliance said 17 ISIS fighters were killed in the clashes...

By Tim Ramadan ( The Guardian )- Around three months have passed since the Syrian Democratic Forces launched a military operation to wrest back control of Raqqa from Islamic State. These forces are backed directly by the US-led international coalition, and they have so far succeeded in...

The conviction and jailing of South Korea’s top business tycoon heralds a drive to reform the country’s giant conglomerates and loosen their grip on the economy, analysts said. When Lee Jae-yong, de facto head of the world’s biggest smartphone-maker Samsung Electronics, was jailed Friday...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently campagin reported on Sunday that ISIS attacked several US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) locations near al-Mansour street in Raqqa city.  Also, calshes took places between SDF and ISIS near Children Hospital and al-Moror...