Syrian government troops and their allies have steadily positioned themselves in key areas on the flanks of the U.S.-led coalition battle for the Daesh’s (ISIS) self-declared capital of Raqqa. They are attempting to become an indispensable player in uprooting the militants from Syria...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Clashes have intensified between ISIS and U.S.-backed forces in the eastern and western neighborhoods of Raqqa city amid participating of foreign force specialized in Guerrillas war backing the Kurdish–led fighters, local activists said Tuesday. Anarkiya movement,...

U.S. senators called on Congress on Tuesday to take back its authority to determine whether the country goes to war, saying recent U.S. strikes in Syria were not covered by existing authorizations for the use of military force. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has begun considering...

Egyptian jets bombed a gathering site of Sinai-based Islamist militants, killing 12 and destroying several four-wheel-drive vehicles, the military said on Tuesday. An Islamist insurgency in the rugged, thinly populated Sinai Peninsula has gained pace since the military overthrew President...