U.S.-backed Syrian fighters battling ISIS pushed closer to the Old City in the militant stronghold of Raqqa on Monday, a monitor said. The Kurdish and Arab fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces entered Raqqa for the first time almost a week ago, after months of battle to encircle the...

( Middle East Eye )- "It's difficult to see how things won't get any worse; it's going to get a lot worse before it gets any better." That was the stark warning given to me by a senior official from the Middle East who was sent by his country's leader to try to mediate between Qatar and...

German authorities say they've arrested four Syrian brothers on terrorism charges for allegedly fighting for an extremist group in their homeland five years ago. Mustafa K., 41, Abdullah K., 39, Sultan K., 44, and Ahmed K., 51, whose last names weren't released according to privacy...

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