23/07/2016

A U.S. military spokesman said Friday that Islamic State group fighters have used thousands of civilians as human shields and decoys in the battle for the northern Syrian city of Manbij, where it was reported earlier this week…

Nearly 40 Syrian soldiers and pro-regime fighters were killed on Friday when rebels blew up a tunnel in Aleppo and in ISIL- held Manbij, the extremists ignored the offer of a 48-hour window to leave the city in safety and…

Human Rights Watch on Friday urged Syrian regime forces to immediately let desperately needed aid into besieged districts of Aleppo and to allow civilians to leave the city. The New York-based group appealed to forces loyal…

Dozens of pro-government troops were killed when rebels blew up a tunnel underneath a building in the Syrian city of Aleppo, reports say. A UK-based monitoring group said 38 troops died in the blast, which it said happened…

The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria hopes that a meeting expected to be held in Geneva next week with US and Russian officials will pave the way for a resumption of peace talks between the warring parties, his…