Al Qaeda affiliate in al-Raqqa said the veil is obligatory for girls in fifth grade and above to enter the School. The State of Iraq and al-Sham has imposed School-ban for whom not wearing Hijabs, local activists reported. ISIS said it will...
As far as Abu Khader is concerned, Syrian President Bashar Assad is a “thief” who is leading Syria “to hell.” That doesn’t mean he will stop fighting for the regime. As an Alawite soldier serving in the Republican Guard, Abu Khader feels...
Turkey and Iraq , both concerned by the rise of al Qaeda in Syria , said on Friday their strained relations were improving and they would cooperate more closely to limit the spillover from Syria's civil war. The two countries' dealings have been tense in recent...
Norwegian officials, citing time and regulatory issues, turned down a U.S. request to help destroy chemical weapons in the dismantling of Syria's toxic arsenal. "After a comprehensive assessment, the two countries [Norway and the United States] have come...
