Hundreds of people have fled their homes in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul as security forces pressed ahead with an offensive aimed at recapturing the city from the Daesh terrorist group. In a Sunday statement, Iraq’s Joint Operations Command said Iraqi forces had taken in some 2,000...

Syrian President Bashar Assad on Sunday hails his troops’ victory over jihadists in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra as an “important achievement.” “This is an important achievement and fresh proof of the efficiency of the Syrian army and its allies in fighting terrorism,” Assad...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least five civilians killed in a car bomb attack targeted the border town of Sarmada in northern Idlib province, activists said on Sunday. The blast has also left 9 people wounded in the strategic town near Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey. No rebel group has...

Syrian government forces recaptured Palmyra on Sunday, state media and a monitoring group said, inflicting a significant defeat on the Islamic State group which had controlled the desert city since May last year. Syrian television quoted a military source saying the army and its militia allies...