Amid buildings destroyed by heavy fighting, University of Mosul students are returning to take exams interrupted three years ago when jihadists took control of their city. The university and an army of volunteers are working to clear up rubble and repair the damage left by fierce battles...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamic State fighters launched surprise attack on Kurdish militia in the southern countryside of Hasaka, local activists said Sunday. Ahmed al-Ali, Hasaka-based activist, said ISIS suicide bombers had started the attack onthe Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian activists on Saturday circulated footage on social media for a man was brutally tortured by an Islamist group in the Eastern Ghouta suburbs over claim he works for Jaish al-Islam. Hassan Yahia from Saqba suburb said he had been tortured by militants affiliated to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have prevented displaced people from returning to their homes in the rural areas of Raqqa following the expulsion of the Islamic State fighters from their villages and towns. Speaking to Zaman al-Wasl, a local source said that some of...