U.S.-backed forces struggled to gain ground against the Daesh (ISIS) in Syria's Raqqa Friday, facing a wave of car bombs and mortars unleashed by the militant group, a monitor said. The Syrian Democratic Forces penetrated Raqqa's Old City earlier this week after U.S.-led coalition air...

When Abu Ahmad stepped out of his house in Raqqa after a night of heavy airstrikes, he found several of his neighbors lying dead in the street. “I went out the next morning just to inspect,” he said. “I swear to God, cats were eating the corpses.” “We couldn’t do anything with...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Lebanon's human rights minister called on Thursday for an inquiry into the controversial deaths of a number of Syrians while in the custody of the Lebanese army. "To preserve the army's image and prevent any rumors that may be malicious, we ask the relevant leadership...

(Eqtsad)- Local sources in al-Yarmouk Camp south of Damascus reported that the Islamic State forces in the camp informed 50 families living in different parts of the camp that they must immediately evacuate their houses for security reasons. Islamic State forces cited the houses’...