Thousands of U.S.-backed fighters opened a major new front in Syria's war, launching an offensive to drive Islamic State out of a swathe of northern Syria it uses as a logistics base and appearing to make swift initial battlefield advances. The operation, which began on Tuesday after weeks of...

Writing by Fuad Abdul Aziz; Translation by Rana Abdul (Eqtsad)- At the first glance, the scene seems strange, men and women who have passed fifty years of age and who have adult children are sitting in language classes to learn the language of the European country they have chosen to live in,...

At least 20,000 children in Fallujah are at risk due to ongoing fighting in the city between the Iraqi army and its allies and the Daesh terrorist group, the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) warned Wednesday. In a statement, UNICEF representative in Iraq Peter Hawkins said...

Ttanslation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- The negotiation committee of al-Waer neighbourhood, the last stronghold of the revolution in Homs, has announced that the future of the neighbourhood is unknown, amid severe siege by a regime who has no moral or religious deterrent. The...