(BBC)- A US-backed Kurdish and Arab force says it has begun an operation to capture Raqqa, so-called Islamic State's "capital" in Syria. The Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) will be aided by US-led coalition air strikes. They have warned civilians to steer clear of areas where IS militants are...

(Independent)- President Bashar al-Assad laughed and said he sleeps fine when he was asked during an interview about all the children killed every day in Syria. Mr Assad also said the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians is “the fault of terrorists” and said “we are talking...

A Syrian opposition leader said opposition groups don’t need to recruit foreign fighters in their fight against the Bashar al-Assad regime in war-torn Syria. In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Osama Rifai, the head of the Syrian Islamic Council, called for providing all forms...

Turkish-backed forces in northern Syria aim to push Islamic State militants further south from al-Bab and are currently 12 or 13 km (8 miles) from the town, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. Turkey launched an incursion into Syria in August in support of largely Turkmen and...