The Iraqi air force struck members of the Islamic State group inside neighbouring Syria Friday, officials said, adding that the targeted militants were responsible for recent bombings in Baghdad. The strike was announced by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in a statement and is believed...

Syria's state grain buyer has signed contracts with local traders for 1.2 million tonnes of Russian wheat, a government source said, the country's second attempt at a huge wheat deal since October as it tries to secure supplies of the food staple. "We have signed six contracts each for 200,000...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army announced on Thursday that they had taken full control of the northern town of Al-Bab from ISIS after 75 days of deadly fighting. "We are announcing Al-Bab completely liberated, and we are now clearing mines from the residential neighborhoods,"...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Clashes have intensified Thursday in southern Daraa city between rebels and regime army that backed by a heavy airstrikes to capture a strategic neighborhood, activists said. The regime jets conducted 15 raids and dropped 6 barrel bombs on al-Manshiya neighborhood, the...