(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 6 Lebanese soldiers on Friday were wounded near Arsal town at the Syrian border when a wanted jihadist blew his explosive belt up during the army raid, Zaman al-Wasl reporter said. Bilal al-Braidi had been accused of attacking the Lebanese army in Ras Baalbek...

( Al-Monitor )- Forces battling the Islamic State (IS) in Syria seem to be putting a lot of effort into thwarting each other's strategies. Syrian government troops, backed by allied Iraqi and Iranian militias, are bolstering their control along parts of the Syrian-Iraqi borders. Leaders of...

By Faris Rifai (Zaman Al Wasl)- Osama al-Habali, “the Heart of Khaldiya” died in Sednaya prison last Tuesday after 5 years in detention. Osama was one of the Syrian revolution’s icons, he was known as “The Heart of Khaldiya”, he was injured by shrapnel in his neck after a...

BY DAN DE LUCE, PAUL MCLEARY ( Foreign Policy )- A U.S. air raid against Iranian-backed fighters in southern Syria last week represents a volatile new phase of the conflict that could trigger a wider confrontation between the United States and Iran — and their allies on the ground....