Writing by Ethar Abdulhaq (Zaman Al Wasl- Exclusive)- In its most recent issue of its official journal “Dabiq”, Islamic State confirmed death of Abu al-Athir al-Shami, the group's mastermind and effective leader of ISIS-controlled areas in Syria. Amr al-Absi, Abu...

(ICIJ)- One morning in mid-2014, before the summer sun had reached its peak, two elderly men in Aleppo, Syria, sat on plastic chairs, chatting quietly and drinking black coffee. From his perch outside his food stall, Sabri Wahid Asfur and his friend Abu Yassin watched their neighbors go...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A well-informed source confirmed the regime transferred the guided Syrian planes productions’ project set up from Scientific Research Center in Damascus to Iran including experts, engineers and technicians. The source from regime military told Zaman al-Wasl, project’s...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A well-informed source told Zaman al-Wasl that the fate of Mihrac Ural, head of the ‘Syrian Resistance Committees’ militant group, is still unknown and death news can not be confirmed. Senior commanders of the group, which voices hostility to Turkey, said they had lost...