Reporting by Ammar Bakkour (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Turkish military incursion 500 meters into the area of Aqrabat in Idlib’s northern countryside on Wednesday evening enraged the area residents and many activists who expressed their anger on social media. A military source revealed to Zaman...

(theguardian)- Thousands of civilians have fled Mosul and its surrounding region to crowded refugee camps in war-torn Syria, aid officials have said, as Iraqi forces continued to advance on the most populous city under Islamic State control. At least 5,000 people, mostly women and children,...

(the guardian)- More than a third of almost 300 female students abducted by Islamic militants from a school in Nigeria two-and-a-half years ago appear unwilling to leave their captors, a community leader has said. Nigeria’s government is negotiating the release of 83 of about 190 girls...

(The Daily Star)- International aid groups including the Red Cross said Tuesday they were preparing for the possible use of chemical weapons in the battle for the Iraq city of Mosul. Iraqi forces backed by an international coalition are making gains in their advance on the city, the last...