At least 10 people have been killed by air strikes in the opposition-held Damascus suburb of Ein Tarma, according to a UK-based monitor. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said at least two children were among those killed in the air strikes on Friday. The assault...

( The New Arab )- There was a smell of death in Mosul's Old City when Ayman Hashem came back this week to see what happened to his home. His neighbourhood was unrecognisable.  "All that's left is rubble and the bodies of families trapped underneath," the 23-year-old said. He flipped...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces carried out heavy bombardment Friday of a rebel-held district on the eastern edge of the capital in support of advancing troops, an activist and monitor said. Ain Terma lies in Eastern Ghouta, the largest rebel enclave around Damascus, which is part...

A top officer aboard the U.S. Navy's largest warship, which is deployed in the eastern Mediterranean, said Monday his forces were wary of "tensions" and ready to strike allies of Syria's regime. The USS George H.W. Bush, the world's largest aircraft carrier, has been a leading part of the...