Writing by Ethar Abdulhaq (Zaman Al Wasl- Exclusive)- In its most recent issue of its official journal “Dabiq”, Islamic State confirmed death of Abu al-Athir al-Shami, the group's mastermind and effective leader of ISIS-controlled areas in Syria. Amr al-Absi, Abu...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamic State fighters took at least 11 villages from regime army and rebel factions in northern Aleppo province, activists said Saturday. Activist Omar al-Shamali told Zaman al-Wasl that Isis had taken villages of Tel Shaeer, Bragheed and Qasajek in the northern countryside...

 Thirty thousand Syrians sought refuge near the Turkish border Friday after the Islamic State group targeted three other camps in the northern province of Aleppo, according to Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) officials. IHH staff working at the Turkish-Syrian border told Anadolu...

(Zaman Al Wasl- EQTSAD )- The humanitarian and innovative initiatives vary within the milieu of Syrians in Turkey with the variety of directions, orientations, and issues organizers want to address. We rarely find an initiative that achieves general aims and reaches a segment of society other...