‘Ghost-like’ figures leading Islamic State after two-thirds of command killed
The Islamic State group has lost two-thirds of its founding leaders, but a dangerous group of inexperienced unknowns have taken the helm in...
Palestine Retold: Palestine’s Tragic Anniversaries Are Not Only about Remembrance
For Palestinians, 2017 is a year of significant anniversaries.
While historians mark May 15th as the anniversary of the date on which Palestinians were expelled...
Mosul is just the first item on Iraq’s list of critical...
Mosul is just the first item on Iraq's list of critical problems
Balsam Mustafa, University of Birmingham
The operation to retake Iraq’s second city of Mosul...
The war in Syria and the Arab Summit
April seems to be a full month for Syria in terms of war, attacks, fragmentation and division. It is also a full month for...
Egyptian Courts Overturns the First Democratically Elected President Morsi’s Death Sentence
Egyptian Court has overturned the First Democratically Elected President Morsi's death sentence. Mohamed Morsi and several leaders of Muslim Brotherhood were sentenced to death...
85 innocent people killed by Coalition forces in Manbij, Syria.
85 innocent people including several children and women were mercilessly killed in aerial bombing by Coalition forces in Manbij, Syria. As per UK based Syrian Observatory for...
Why Assad’s military gains don’t translate to success in Syrian peace...
Why Assad's military gains don't translate to success in Syrian peace talks
Dara Conduit, Deakin University
The uprising in Syria will mark its sixth anniversary on...
Iraq aims to wipe out Islamic State from west Mosul within...
Iraqi forces aim to dislodge Islamic State militants from west Mosul within a month, despite gruelling urban combat in densely populated terrain, the head...
Syrian Regime Commits the Most Barbaric Crime in Modern Times
The chemical weapons attack that killed over 70 people in a rebel-held town shows that war crimes continue to take place in Syria, United...