Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said Thursday that he will be seeking to form a “national accord” government quickly, saying one of its main tasks would be to agree on a “just” electoral law and hold parliamentary elections on time. “I look forward to starting the...

(The Daily Star)-  U.S. Marines are using Super Cobra attack helicopters to mount close-range airstrikes against ISIS militants in the Libyan city of Sirte, the U.S. navy said Thursday. The gunship attacks, the first of their kind to be confirmed in over two months, were launched...

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance of Kurdish and Arab armed groups said Thursday it would reject Turkish involvement in the operation to drive ISIS from its Syrian capital Raqqa. U.S. officials have said they hope to start an offensive against ISIS in Raqqa within...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A special source confirmed that the regime security forces have posted snipers on the rooftops opposite the central prison in Tartus to target any movement within the prison, and reinforced the security forces surrounding the prison. The source said to Zaman al-Wasl that the...