(Zaman Al Wasl)- Residents of northern Homs countryside have celebrated the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha without fears of being bombed for the first time in 6 years.   The first time they do Eid Prayers in public not under the ground or in shelter, Abu Karmo from Talbiseh town told...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S.-led coalition airstrikes on Raqqa city killed ta least 12 civilians, including children, on Thursday, local activists said as the Kurdish-led forces press more gains against the Islamic State.   The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces advanced in al-Dereiya and...

(Politico)- The leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is likely still alive and hiding somewhere near the Iraq-Syria border, the commander of the U.S.-led coalition fighting the militant group said Thursday. Army Lt. Gen. Steve Townsend, asked about the status of the...

A convoy of Islamic State fighters began a new attempt to reach territory held by the militant group in eastern Syria on Thursday after being blocked by U.S.-led airstrikes, despite warnings of more military action. More than 300 lightly armed IS fighters and about 300 family members...