Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for vigilance against what he called a "soft war" mounted by the West and aimed at weakening the clerical establishment, state television reported on Thursday. "Our officials and all parts of the establishment should be vigilant about...

Iraqi forces shelled Islamic State targets in Falluja on Tuesday, the second day of an assault to retake the militant stronghold just west of Baghdad, as international concern mounted for the security of civilians. Residents in the city, 50 km (30 miles) from the capital, reported sporadic...

A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian militias launched a new offensive against Islamic State fighters near their de facto capital of Raqqa city on Tuesday, a monitoring group and an official said. The Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance is the main Syrian partner for the U.S.-led alliance...

 Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- It could be the first time in which both the regime loyalists and opposition agree on one issue, as both sides had fed up of unacceptable and provoking acts of Shbiha in the coastal city of Latakia. “I wish they go to fronts and get killed...