(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 7 civilians from one family were killed when regime fighter jets rocked the town of Maershourin in northern Idlib province late on Thursday while 11 more were killed  throughout the rebel-held countryside, medics said. Just two children left from a family of nine...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Iraqi refugees’ influx to al-Hol camp in northeastern Hasaka province has continued as a result of the ongoing Mosul battles between the U.S.-backed Iraqi army and Islamic State. The huge influx of refugees fleeing the Iraqi cities of Salah-Eddin and Nineveh has forced...

(The Daily Star)- An American soldier died on Thursday from wounds sustained in a bombing in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said. It was the first U.S. service member to die from fighting in Iraq since the launch of a massive operation to retake the Islamic State-held city of Mosul earlier...

(The Daily Star)- Some 1,400 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean were rescued Thursday off the coast of Libya, according to the Italian coastguard, which coordinated the operations conducted mainly by aid ships. Attempts at the dangerous crossing are continuing despite worsening...