(The New York Times)- More than 50 State Department diplomats have signed an internal memo sharply critical of the Obama administration’s policy in Syria , urging the United States to carry out military strikes against the government of President Bashar al-Assad to stop its persistent...

 Islamic State's "terrorism capacity and global reach" have not been reduced, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency said on Thursday, adding that the group has tens of thousands of fighters around the world, far more than al Qaeda had at its height. John Brennan told U.S....

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- People in the southern countryside of Hasaka still suffer from hard living conditions even after controlling the area by the U.S.-backed Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), even the situation has become worse than before when they were under the...

Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman al-Wasl)- Rebel factions recaptured Tal Batal town in northern Aleppo countryside on Thursday after fierce fighting with the Islamic State while Syrian regime forces and its militias recaptured Zaitan town in southern Aleppo countryside. Spokesperson of...