Syrian rebels backed by Turkey and a U.S.-led coalition are closing in on the Islamic State-held village of Dabiq, the site of an apocalyptic prophesy central to the militant group's ideology. Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebel groups have been pushing southwards into Islamic State's territory in...

By Crofton Black & Abigail Fielding-Smith of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (The Daily Beast)- The Pentagon gave a controversial U.K. PR firm over half a billion dollars to run a top secret propaganda program in Iraq, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism can reveal. Bell...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Zaman al-Wasl followed tense arguments in pro-regime ranks including accusations of treason and selling points insinuated by photos published by Jund al-Aqsa brigade for one regime location in Hama countryside. The photos show regime forces escape leaving behind them 4...

( The Hill )- Lawmakers are pressing for a U.S. military option to help end the Syrian civil war, a so-called "Plan B," as the Obama administration's last-ditch diplomatic effort with Russia flounders. Frustration on Capitol Hill is mounting after a temporary ceasefire negotiated Sept. 9...