A U.S.-backed alliance broke into the western part of ISIS' stronghold Raq1a on Saturday, the force and a monitor said, opening up a second front inside the Syrian city. Backed by U.S.-led coalition air strikes, the Syrian Democratic Forces have spent months tightening the noose on ISIS-held...

Police fired tear gas as clashes erupted Thursday between them and demonstrators in the Moroccan city of Al-Hoceima, epicentre of a protest movement that has shaken the northern region for months. The tear gas was fired as dozens of young people threw stones at the riot police in the alleys...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian resistance factions on Monday have formed a new operations room in southern Daraa province, aimed at defeating the regime forces and its allied militias from taking control of neighbourhoods in Daraa city. The new operation room was formed in...

Afghan security forces fired into the air Friday to hold back protesters demanding the resignation of President Ashraf Ghani's government following this week's devastating truck bomb attack in Kabul. More than 1,000 demonstrators gathered near the site of Wednesday's blast, which killed more...