Syrian regime forces on Friday broke into the eastern Deir al-Zor province for the first time since 2014, a monitor said, after seizing territory from ISIS. Government forces control part of Deir al-Zor city and the adjacent military airport, but ISISholds the vast desert province and most...

The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday decided to send a group of experts to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help investigate an explosion of deadly violence in the Kasai region. A council resolution called on the U.N. rights office to dispatch a team of international experts to help...

U.S.-led coalition air strikes on two Syrian provinces targeting militants have killed 472 civilians over the past month, a monitor said Friday, more than double a previous 30-day toll. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the period between May 23 and June 23 saw the highest...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)-  Syrian regime warplanes killed five people in strikes hit a marketplace in Eastern Ghouta suburbs near Damascus as people pouring to buy basic needs before the Eid al-Fitr, a religious holiday marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, local activists said Friday....