Humanitarian aid Tuesday reached desperate families displaced to the northern Syrian town of Tal Rifaat by a nearby Turkish offensive, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. Ankara's two-month assault on Kurdish fighters in the region of Afrin, further west, has forced tens...

Turkey's Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) on Tuesday delivered more humanitarian aid in northwestern Syria as part of Operation Olive Branch. In a statement, the foundation said food, childcare packages and hygiene kits have been delivered to the families in Afrin's town center,...

Iraqi President Fuad Masum on Tuesday said his country was looking forward to improved ties with Russia “in the interests of both countries”. In a congratulatory message to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the occasion of the latter’s reelection, Masum said Iraq was keen to...

Opposition in Syria’s Afrin region will establish a local parliament with 30 representatives from Kurdish, Alevi, Arab and Ezidi communities, according to a representative of the opposition Tuesday. Hasan Sindi from the opposition in Afrin is coordinating a “liberation congress”...