(Middle East Eye)- Gunfire from a vehicle in Lebanon towards Israeli forces on the border wounded an Israeli soldier on Wednesday and officers returned fire, the army said. "Shots were fired from a passing vehicle in Lebanon at forces during routine activity adjacent to the border in the...

Islamic State fighters kept up on Wednesday their fierce defense of the southern approaches to Mosul, which has held up Iraqi troops there and forced an elite army unit east of the city to put a more rapid advance on hold. Ten days into what is expected to be the biggest ground offensive in...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Many athletes had joined the Syrian revolution soon after its start, 20 football player were killed with by regime forces, 2 of the were killed under torture in regime’s prisons. 13 detainees still missing, added to dozens of wounded and martyrs of under-18 year old...

(Human Rights Watch)- Homemade landmines have killed and injured hundreds of civilians, including dozens of children, in Manbij, a city in northern Syria. The antipersonnel mines, often called improvised explosive devices, were planted by the extremist group Islamic State, also known as ISIS,...