Levant
Syrians Displaced To the Coast Trickle Back To Aleppo
For years as fighting raged in Syria's Aleppo, property agent Saer Daqaq had fleeing residents knocking at the door of...
Mosul Loss Huge, But Not Deadly, Blow To ‘caliphate’
Mosul was the largest city in the "caliphate" proclaimed by the Islamic State group and its loss is a huge blow to the...
Iraq’s Second City and Cultural Jewel
Mosul, wrested from the Islamic State jihadist group on Sunday, is Iraq's second city and one of its cultural jewels....
The Islamic State Group In Iraq, Syria
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory Sunday in the "liberated" city of Mosul, the Islamic State...
Iraq PM Declares Victory In ‘liberated’ Mosul
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory in the "liberated" city of Mosul on Sunday, his office said,...
Quiet As Southern Syria Ceasefire Begins Ahead of Talks
A ceasefire brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan brought quiet Sunday to frontlines in southern Syria ahead...
Quiet As Ceasefire Begins In South Syria
A ceasefire in southern Syria brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan began at noon local time on Sunday, with...
IS Fighters Killed Trying To Flee West Mosul
A group of jihadists tried to escape across the Tigris River from west Mosul where they hold a dwindling pocket of...
Mosul Becomes ‘graveyard’ For Foreign Jihadists
The decaying bodies of foreign jihadists are piling up among the ruins of Mosul where the last few dozen Islamic State...
Bombed-Out Cafe Reopens In Aleppo’s Armenian Quarter
Taline Menassian still trembles when she steps into the Aleppo Armenian Society's open-air cafe, shaken by memories of...
IS On ‘last Legs’ In Mosul
The Islamic State group is on the verge of defeat in its former Iraqi stronghold of Mosul, where the jihadists will be...
In East Aleppo, Industrial Zones Emerge From the Rubble
In a formerly rebel-held district of Syria's Aleppo, factory owner Karam allows himself a small smile as he watches his...
Up To 20,000 Civilians Trapped In IS-Held Areas of Mosul
Up to 20,000 civilians are trapped in the last Islamic State group-held areas in Mosul's Old City, which Iraqi forces...
Iraq Forces Battle IS In Mosul After PM Fetes ‘victory’
Iraqi forces battled the last Islamic State group holdouts in Mosul on Wednesday, a day after the country's premier...
Iraq PM Fetes ‘victory’ In Mosul, But Battle Continues
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi congratulated the Iraqi people and security forces on winning a "major victory" over...
For Families Fleeing IS, A Waystation In Aleppo
Syrian escapees from the Islamic State group languished for hours on the sizzling concrete pavements at Aleppo's main...
Iraq Gains Ground In Mosul’s Old City As It Presses Assault On IS
Special forces have recaptured more of Mosul's historic heart as they press the final stages of an assault to drive the...
Iraq Forces Retake Hospital Near Mosul’s Old City
Iraqi forces have recaptured a hospital and other medical facilities in west Mosul, further isolating Islamic State...
Gunfire Cuts Short Celebrations At Recaptured Mosul Mosque
Iraqi soldiers snap victorious "selfies" and pose with a captured Islamic State group flag at the Mosul mosque where...