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Trapped Syrians tell of misery in no man's land

A Jordanian army ambulance pulled up at a makeshift clinic a few hundred meters from a desert border camp where tens of thousands of Syrian refugees are trapped in no man's land. A paramedic clambered out, carrying an emaciated boy around two years old. "Whose child is this?" he shouted...

Trapped Syrians tell of misery in no man's land

A Jordanian army ambulance pulled up at a makeshift clinic a few hundred metres from a desert border camp where tens of thousands of Syrian refugees are trapped in no man's land. A paramedic clambered out, carrying an emaciated boy around two years old. "Whose child is this?" he shouted...

Rival groups race for control of Syria's Raqqa

A major battle to liberate ISIS' stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria is looming, with U.S. officials looking to build on momentum from victories on the battlefields of Mosul in Iraq. The Pentagon has drawn up a secret plan to do that, likely leaning on local allies with stepped-up American...

Cement giant admits 'unacceptable' practices at Syria plant

Cement maker LafargeHolcim admitted Thursday it had resorted to "unacceptable practices" to continue operations at one of its now-closed factories in Syria. The admission comes after sources close to the case told AFP in January that the French government had filed a legal complaint against...