“A unit of the armed forces released Monday 48 kidnapped civilians and military members, including officers, in al-Tabqeh area in Raqqa province,” Assad’s news agency (SANA) reported. The release operation was a result of a...

“A unit of the armed forces released Monday 48 kidnapped civilians and military members, including officers, in al-Tabqeh area in Raqqa province,” Assad’s news agency (SANA) reported. The release operation was a result of a...
The new U.S. chief envoy for Syria on Monday pledged continued American backing for political opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as the country’s conflict moves into a fourth year. “Assad will go to any length to maintain...
U.S. special forces have seized a tanker that fled with a cargo of oil from a Libyan port controlled by anti-government rebels, halting their attempt to sell crude on the global market. Gunmen demanding regional autonomy and a share of oil wealth had managed to load the ship, which...