Daesh (ISIS) once drew recruits from near and far with promises of paradise but now bodies of militants lie in mass graves or at the mercy of wild dogs as its “caliphate” collapses. Flies buzz around human remains poking through the dusty earth in the Iraqi town of Dhuluiyah, 90 kilometers...

U.S.-backed fighters Monday combed through a central district of Syria's Raqqa that once housed key Daesh (ISIS) command centers, recovering communication equipment and weapons used by the militants. The Syrian Democratic Forces have captured around 90 percent of Daesh's one-time...

By Ethat Abdul Haq (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 16 Sunni civilians killed on Monday by pro-regime militia in the Alawites dominated village of al-Hawat in Hama province, in retaliation to killing of pro-regime militant. The victims were from al-Nuayim and al-Hadidin...

( The Independent )- Zahira (not her real name) was 45 when she was arrested at her workplace in a suburb of Damascus in 2013. As soon as she arrived at Al Mezzeh Military Airport, she was strip searched, tied to a bed and gang raped by five soldiers.  For the next 14 days, she was...