A Syrian first responders' group says at least two people were killed in a series of airstrikes on the outskirts of Damascus as pro-government forces intensify efforts to push rebels away from Syria's capital. The Syrian Civil Defense group, more popularly known as the White Helmets, posted...

One hundred days after deadly sarin hit their Syrian hometown, residents of Khan Sheikhun shuttered their shops and solemnly payed their respects to the victims at their modest cemetery. The April 4 attack on the opposition-held northwestern town killed at least 87 people, including...

Human Rights Watch Thursday condemned videos circulating on social media purportedly showing Iraqi forces killing and beating men suspected of being Daesh (ISIS) fighters in Mosul. Two videos seen by the Associated Press were posted to Facebook earlier this week, a day after Iraqi Prime Minister...

( The Guardian )- Ali Muhammad’s entire family are sick. In the months since his home district of Abs in northern Yemen was hit by a cholera outbreak, he has lost both parents and all six of his children have fallen ill. “Cholera is everywhere,” he said, according to a testimony...