(CNN)- The Defense Department might propose that the US send conventional ground combat forces into northern Syria for the first time to speed up the fight against ISIS, CNN has learned. "It's possible that you may see conventional forces hit the ground in Syria for some period of time," one...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- ISIS has fortified its self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa as Kurdish-led forces backed by US airstrikes have been advancing in the northern and western countryside, activists said Thursday. More shields have been installed, landmines have been planted and suicide bombers are...

Reporting by Faris Rifai (Zaman Al Wasl)- Bashar Manaa, a 16-year-old boy from Idlib province have been suffering of almost complete paralysis due to an injury happened 3 months ago when he was removing a rubble of regime airstrikes. Bashar’s uncle said that he was injured when his family...

(Al-Monitor)- There are strong signals coming from Amman that Jordan is calibrating its strategy on Syria in light of recent political and military developments. At the heart of this shift lies Jordan’s readiness to chart a more independent course in dealing with the regime of Syrian President...