U.S.-backed Syrian militias are not preparing an assault on ISIS' de facto Syrian capital of Raqqa at present, a militia spokesman said, indicating the limited scope of a new offensive in nearby areas where fighting raged on Wednesday. Movements by the fighters in the U.S.-backed Syria...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Wednesday 25 May is the 4th anniversary for the al-Houla massacre that shook world opinion in which over 115 civilians were killed mostly women and children. They were killed with the bullets and knives of the regime forces and the sectarian militias that are subordinate to it,...

Writing by Abdul Monem Halabi; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Eqtsad)- A significant difference in the exchange rate of the U.S dollar against the Syrian pound has been remarked in besieged areas, where the Lira seems to be in better value. There are many reasons behind the better value of the...

(BBC)- A strategically significant Syrian airbase, used by Russia, appears to have been almost completely destroyed - according to new satellite imagery exclusively seen by the BBC. The Tiyas facility - near the recently re-captured city of Palmyra in Syria - was repeatedly hit - with the...