(The New York Times)-  The Turkish authorities said on Wednesday that they had identified the fugitive gunman who went on a deadly rampage at an upscale Istanbul nightclub in the early hours of New Year’s Day, although they did not release his name. “The identity of the person...

Residents of Damascus are scrambling for clean water after the government attacked rebels holding the city's main source in a nearby valley, leading to an accidental outage that has stretched on for nearly two weeks. The cut-off is a major challenge to the government's effort throughout...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Ghadir, a young girl from the Damascus northeastern suburb of Douma, had had her right leg amputated by regime’s shelling, in the same time she lost her mother and three brothers. Moreover, after having a prostheses fixed, she was injured by cluster bombs hit Douma. Ghadir...

(The wall Street Journal)- Russian special-operations forces have played a pivotal part in the Syrian ground offensive to retake Aleppo, a role shielded by secrecy about their operations there. In the wake of Russia’s punishing aerial bombardment, Russian special forces have been operating...