Libyan pro-government forces have advanced into another area in their battle to liberate Sirte from Islamic State in fighting that killed 14 of their troops, military officials and hospital sources said. After six months of fighting, backed by U.S. air strikes, Libyan forces allied with the...

(Zaman al-Wasl)- Activists said death of Abu Ja'far al-Homsi was due to myocardial infarction and not being assassinated on Thursday in northern Idlib province. Ghaith Abu Ahmad, a member in the brigade's media office, told Zaman al-Wasl that the military commander of the Martyrs of Islam...

(Tablet)- When her 27-year-old son died in Syria, Rima felt more furious than sad. Unfortunately, she could not say out loud what she wanted to say. He was sent to fight in Syria, without her approval, and without receiving proper training. She wanted to blame someone—mainly those who had...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- A rebel group operating in central Hama province said Friday it had killed Russian and Iranian officers, according to statement posted online. Failaq al-Sham says the operation took three months of monitoring and tracking the Russian personnel in Hama city, assuring...