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'I study in a cave': Going to school in Syria

Syrian student Ali Khaled Stouf has to walk down several steps into a hole in the ground to get inside his school -- a cave. There for four hours each morning, he studies subjects like Arabic, English, maths and religion, sitting on a rug with dozens of children in the underground space in...

UNICEF says 25 children reported killed in Syria

Twenty-five children were reportedly killed in air strikes that hit heavily crowded areas in a town in eastern Syria, the United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) has said. Quoting reports from its local partners in Syria, UNICEF said health workers were reported to have pulled bodies of...

SDF takes ground form ISIS near Manbij: statement

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) on Sunday have captured ground surrounding the ISIS-controlled city of Manbij in Aleppo province, the U.S.-backed alliance said in statement. The Syrian Observatory for human Rights said violent battles are taking place in Sawame area south of...

Iraqi forces retake Islamic State holdout in Falluja

Iraqi forces recaptured the last district held by Islamic State militants in the city of Falluja on Sunday and the general commanding the operation declared the battle complete after nearly five weeks of fighting. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi claimed victory over Islamic State in Falluja...