(Eqtsad)-It seems that the winter in Daraa in its sixth year from the Syrian revolution will be unusually hard, the harsh cold came early this year in conjunction with very hard economic conditions which are becoming increasingly worse at a time where there is an extreme shortage in fuel and...

(THE WALL STREET JOURNAL)- The front line that divides Aleppo is marked by sandbags and overturned vehicles and zigzags through the cobblestone streets of the Old City’s historic souk. Despite years of bombardment by the Syrian regime and rebel counterattacks, the line has barely moved....

A US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance pushed closer to Raqqa in Syria while Iraqi forces seized a key town near Mosul as offensives progressed against the two ISIS strongholds. After announcing the launch of the long-awaited assault on Raqqa on Sunday, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance...

Iraqi forces retook a key town from the Islamic State group Monday, a crucial objective on the southern front of the offensive to wrest back the city of Mosul. Federal police, army and elite interior ministry forces established full control over Hamam al-Alil, the last town of note on the...