Turkish warplanes have hit nine PKK terrorist targets in southeast Turkey, the military said Saturday. The late Friday strikes in Semdinli, Hakkari province, which borders Iraq and Iran, destroyed all nine objectives, the Turkish General Staff said in a statement. The PKK -- listed as a...

The U.S. and Russia have agreed to take steps to reduce violence in war-torn Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry announced on early Saturday. In a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, Kerry said a truce would commence with the start of the Muslim holiday...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 9 civilians, including 4 children, have been killed in northern Aleppo province in regime air strikes on the Salaheddin neighborhood, local coordinations said. The death toll is likely to rise as many casualties still under rubble, activists said. In the rebel-held...

Reporting by Faris Rifai (Zaman Al Wasl)- Few days ago the Russian air strikes targeted a neglected village in Western countryside of Dier Ezzor killing two sisters (Baylasan and Eman Mohammed Matar al-Zobaa) who were less than 7 years of age, with their 5-year-old cousin Liyan, while they...