Levant
Hundreds Leave Syria Rebel District Under Deal
Hundreds more Syrian rebels and their families left the last opposition-held neighbourhood of the central city of Homs...
One Dead In Raid On Syria ‘chemical Attack’ Town
One woman was killed in an air strike Saturday on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhun, site of a suspected chemical...
Pride and Pain As Mosul Doctors Treat Their Own
Every time a patient is stretchered into the Athbah field hospital south of Mosul, doctor Sultan prays it isn't his...
Syria Army Says Six Dead In US Missile Strike
Six people were killed and serious damage caused by a US missile strike on a Syrian air base in the centre of the...
China Warns of Deterioration In Syria With Xi In US
China on Friday warned against "further deterioration" of the situation in Syria, just hours after a US air strike on a...
Israel Backs ‘strong Message’ Sent By US Syria Strike
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday he supports the "strong and clear message" sent by a US strike in...
Iraqi Helicopter Downed In Fight To Retake Mosul
The Islamic State group shot down an Iraqi helicopter operating over Mosul Thursday, as security forces announced they...
IS Downs Iraqi Helicopter Over Mosul, Killing Two
The Islamic State group shot down an Iraqi helicopter that was supporting federal police forces in Mosul, killing two...
Syria Donors Seek Billions, In Shadow of Attack
The EU and UN on Wednesday rallied donor countries and aid groups to support a devastated Syria at a conference...
Russia Rebel Weapons Claim Rejected
Russian claims that a release of chemicals that killed and injured dozens of civilians in northern Syria came from...
UN Calls Emergency Talks After ‘gas Attack’
The UN Security Council is to hold emergency talks after an alleged chemical attack in Syria left dozens of civilians...
‘Gas’ Attack Kills 35 In Rebel-Held Syria Town
Warplanes carried out a suspected toxic gas attack that killed at least 35 people including several children in a...
Lebanon At ‘breaking Point’ With Syria Refugee Influx
Lebanon's prime minister warned Friday that his country has reached "breaking point" by hosting more than one million...
UN Chief At Iraq Camp Urges More Aid For People of Mosul
UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed Friday for more aid and international solidarity for the people of Mosul, as he...
Ghosts of Mosul Stalk Iraq’s Fleeing Children
The children proudly wield donated plastic water bottles like freshly dug nuggets of treasure, smiling despite the fear...
Bashar Al-Assad’s Overthrow No Longer A Priority
The United States has said that it is no longer focused on ousting President Bashar al-Assad as it seeks a new strategy...
Rush Hour On Mosul’s ‘displacement Highway’
On west Mosul's Baghdad street, thousands of displaced Iraqis flee the fighting with their meagre belongings but...
At Least 14 Dead In IS Truck Bomb At Baghdad Checkpoint
At least 14 people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at an entrance to Baghdad,...
In Iraq, UN Chief Guterres Calls For Protection of Civilians
UN chief Antonio Guterres visited Iraq on Thursday, calling for protecting civilians to be the "absolute priority" as...