May 2015

Reuters   BEIRUT: A Syrian Kurdish militia has captured a town from ISIS in the northeast, activists reported on Wednesday, compounding recent losses for the jihadis in a strategic corner of Syria. The capture of the town of…

A Syrian Kurdish militia has captured a town from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the northeast, a group monitoring the war reported on Wednesday, compounding recent losses for the jihadists in a strategic corner of…

Islamic State (IS) militants have killed 20 men at the ancient theatre inside the Unesco World Heritage site of Palmyra, central Syria, a monitoring group says. Residents were rounded up and forced to watch the men being shot, the Syrian…

ISIS fanatics 'called people to watch' as they executed 20 local men in a Roman ampitheatre in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, a watchdog has claimed. The men were shot dead in the restored ruin, which had been used for an annual…

Aleppo province: Explosive barrels were dropped on al-Balora area in al-Marja neighborhood what wounded a child, explosive barrels were also dropped on Dahra Awad neighborhood, al-Ma'adi neighborhood, and the town of Andan. clashes took…

By Rep. Will Hurd  For almost a decade, I chased al-Qaida as an undercover case officer for the CIA. I learned how they operated and watched them communicate a message of hatred for our nation and for freedom. Back then, their methods…

SIDON, Lebanon: Dozens of Palestinian refugees who fled the Syrian war to Lebanon held a protest Friday in the southern city ofSidon to protest UNRWA’s decision to cut accommodation aid to refugee families over lack of funds. “Your…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian and U.S. positions on Syria are getting closer, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday after several high-level contacts between Moscow and Washington this month over the conflict. "Indeed, I…

AFP, Tehran A senior Iranian official Thursday rejected the idea of a Syria no-fly zone, which Turkey wants, saying it would be “a mistake” and would not restore security to the region. “Talk of the establishment of a buffer and…

The United Nations humanitarian chief has painted a disturbing picture of savagery in Syria and urged the Security Council to take collective action to put an end to the bloodshed.    The United Nations humanitarian chief has…