The Syrian government will not allow its enemies to benefit from the creation of de-escalation zones in western Syria, the Syrian deputy foreign minister has said, ahead of international talks on the zones scheduled for early July in Kazakhstan. Russia and Iran - which back Damascus -...

( The New Arab )- Fighters for the Islamic State group are targeting children in Mosul to prevent civilians from fleeing the city as Iraqi forces push into the last stronghold held in Iraq by the militants there, the United Nations said on Thursday. The UN children’s agency said it has...

A U.S. district court judge in Michigan has temporarily blocked the deportations of more than 100 Iraqi nationals until a decision is reached over who has jurisdiction over the matter, according to court documents filed on Thursday. Judge Mark Goldsmith issued an order staying the removal of...

An armored car screeches up to the field clinic outside Daesh’s (ISIS) Syrian stronghold Raqqa and unloads a fighter wounded in the battle to oust the militants. The young member of the Arab-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces is struggling to breathe, with a gaping bullet wound in his chest from...