Members of the Syrian regime forces and militias supported by Russia and Iran were killed and wounded on Thursday in an attack by Islamic State militants in the desert of Raqqa province, northeastern Syria, an informed source told Zaman al-Wasl.   At least 5 members of the regime forces...

The success of Jordan's military strikes against Syrian drug and weapon smugglers will depend on collaboration, not force, observers say. For the Syrian government, amphetamines remain a crucial income source. Jordan's  Air Force is increasingly striking targets in  Syria...

Iraq on Wednesday called the US targeting of locations for the pro-government Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) as an "infringement on Iraqi sovereignty." Attacking the Hashd al-Shaabi headquarters in Al-Qaim and Jurf Al-Sakhr "is an assault and a flagrant violation of Iraqi...

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said Monday that it has lost contact with its teams in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, due to the ground invasion by Israeli tanks in the area. "Israeli tanks near PRCS Al-Amal Hospital, and we have completely lost contact with our teams...