The Syrian opposition welcomed U.S. strikes against a Syrian government airbase on Friday and called for more after two American warships fired dozens of missiles at the airfield in a sharp escalation of the U.S. military role in Syria. The Syrian opposition has long been critical of...

( Independent )- Israel’s former chief rabbi, Yisrael Meir Lau, boldly stated Thursday that what is taking place in neighbouring Syria is a Holocaust. He also criticised Israel’s long-standing position to not get involved in that country’s civil war and said he dreamed Israel would step...

( Daily Star )- Two Iraqi army pilots were killed on Thursday when their helicopter was shot down over the city of Mosul by ISIS, according to a military statement. The helicopter was providing air support to Federal Police forces battling ISIS fighters on the western side of Mosul, the...

( Reuters )- The Syrian government set conditions on Thursday for any international inquiry into a suspected chemical attack that killed scores of people, saying it must not be "politicized" and should set out from Damascus and not Turkey. Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said Syria's past...