Iraqi special forces neared the eastern city limits of Mosul on Monday, tightening the noose as the offensive to retake the Islamic State group stronghold entered its third week. Forces from the elite Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) faced mortar fire as they pushed from the Christian...

Reporting by Ahmed Primo ALEPPO (Zaman Al Wasl)- Poweful Fateh al-Sham front vowed to break siege of  the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo, and to continue its fighting against the regime forces and allied militias, saying the ongoing battle is the most crucial one in northern Syria,...

(Rudaw)- Some 300 Syrian child soldiers brought in by ISIS to Iraq have been killed since the start of the Mosul offensive a fortnight ago, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Sunday.   The UK-based watchdog said that the dead bodies of 40 ISIS militants killed in Mosul had...

(Independent)- Three Russian submarines armed with cruise missiles have reportedly joined a naval battleforce heading towards Syria. The Royal Navy and Nato have been tracking the two Akula-class submarines and a diesel-powered Kilo-class sub as they travelled to join the fleet of Russian...