Forces aligned with Libya's unity government said on Friday they had taken control of the port of Sirte, making further gains in Islamic State's North African stronghold. Brigades largely composed of fighters from Misrata advanced this week to the perimeter of Sirte's city center, after...

Reporting by Abdul Salam Haj Bakri; Translation by Yusra Ahmed    (Zaman Al Wasl)- Children of Jabal al-Akrad and al-Turkmen, have suffered of displacement for more than three times, most of them have lost a father or a brother, or even a mother, some of them lost an arm or a leg or...

 Syrian government troops backed by Russia and fighters backed by the United States made separate advances against Islamic State on Friday, gaining ground in new offensives that have put unprecedented pressure on the self-declared caliphate. In neighboring Iraq, government troops also...

  Writing by Faris al-Rifai; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- The Sheikh of Mojahidin and leader of Omar al-Mokhtar brigade died at 86 years of age, sadly in his bed before witnessing the victory he dreamed to see . Haj Hassan Laila has formed Brigade of Omar al-Mokhtar in...