(The Guardian)- At 9.48am on Thursday 21 July this year, Dean Evans sent his stepfather, Steve Howell, a text message. “Alright?” it read. “Just letting you know I’m OK.” It was the first time Howell had heard from the 22-year-old in nearly a month. But then, he was in Syria, on the...

(Human Rights Watch)- Homemade landmines have killed and injured hundreds of civilians, including dozens of children, in Manbij, a city in northern Syria. The antipersonnel mines, often called improvised explosive devices, were planted by the extremist group Islamic State, also known as ISIS,...

(Eqtsad)- Many cases of food poisoning have been seen in Qaboun neighbourhood Eastern of Damascus, many of them needed treatment in hospital. Abo Hassan told Eqtsad that he bought pieces of ice to use them in cooling drinking water, however, the very next day he with his family suffered of...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime troops backed by Lebanese and Palestinian militants on Thursday took control of Handarat Camp district in time rebels made gains against  the Islamic State in the northern countryside of Aleppo province, local reporter said/ The regime forces have...