Iraqi forces closed in on the river that runs through central Mosul on Saturday in advances against ISIS that have gathered pace thanks to new tactics and better coordination, a counterterrorism spokesman said. Advances in recent days, including Saturday's push to within several hundred...

(The Guardian)- Fatima, a jolly-looking woman in a sparkly grey jumper and tightly wrapped headscarf that accentuates her round, smiley face, laughs as she shows me into her living room in Manchester, which is comfortable even though the family moved in just a fortnight ago. She offers me nuts...

A large explosion in the busy center of the rebel-held town of Azaz near border with Turkey killed around 50 people and wounded dozens on Saturday, local reporter, and activists said. At least 50 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the blast in front of a courthouse in the northern town...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Kurdish-led Syria Democratic Forces on Thursday thwarted ISIS major attack on two villages near Euphrates dam northeastern Syria after three days of fierce fighting amid reports of heavy losses from both sides, the U.S. backed group. The coalition of Kurdish and Arab fighters...