US-backed Syrian fighters seized a second district of Raqa on Sunday and launched a renewed assault on a base north of the city, as they pursued an offensive against the Islamic State group. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) broke into Raqa earlier this week after announcing the start of a...

(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...

The United Nations Security Council will vote Friday on a U.S. and Chinese proposal to blacklist more North Korean individuals and entities after the country's repeated ballistic missile launches, diplomats said Thursday. The draft resolution, seen by Reuters, would sanction four entities,...