Since 2011, large numbers of European Muslims have gone to Syria to fight with the rebels. But exactly how many are they, and which countries are providing most of the fighters? The question matters because some of these foreign fighters may return to perpetrate attacks in the West, and Western...
A member of the Syrian opposition coalition has warned the Syrian community in the Gulf countries against sending money to armed fighters in Syria. He also appealed to Syrians living abroad to increase humanitarian aid for the Syrian refugees within Syria, who are bracing themselves...
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has freed Mustafa Abdullah, commander of Sokour al-Islam brigades (Islam's Hawks) in Atimah after six days of detention, special sources told Zaman Alwasl. The ISIL took control of the town of Atimah on the border with Turkey...
Women refugees who escaped Syria's conflict to find sanctuary in neighbouring Lebanon have been sexually harassed by employers, landlords and an employee of a local aid group, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. The organisation said it interviewed a dozen women who described being...
