Syria

The buses carrying some pilgrims returning from their visitation of the holy shrine of Sayyida Zainab, peace be upon her, were attacked by unidentified assailants. The incident happened in al-Hari village in al-Bukamal region of Syria, where assailants attacked the…

As many as 14 soldiers were killed and 19 others wounded on Tuesday when a military bus came under Islamic State (IS) attack in Syria’s Homs Province, a war monitor reported. The incident happened when the IS militants attacked a…

Hundreds of Syrians staged a general strike on Sunday, closing major roads in villages and cities, to show protest to deteriorating living conditions and price hikes, local media reported, amid a series of sporadic demonstrations in the country’s regime-held south.…

An explosion was heard today, Tuesday, in the Syrian Capital Damascus, as a motorcycle exploded near a bus in Al-Rawda Roundabout in the city of Sayyida Zeinab, peace be upon her. No details have been released thus far on the…

Syria and Iraq reached an agreement to dismantle the al-Hol camp, said one of the leaders of the Iraqi Fath coalition. Sadiq Abdullah announced today in an interview with Al-Maloumah Iraqi news agency that the two countries are now determined…

A US drone strike in eastern Syria killed a Daesh/ISIS leader, confirmed the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Sunday. A statement by CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael Kurilla said the strike that targeted Daesh/ISIS chief Osama al-Muhajer was carried out…

Large crowds of the followers of AhlulBayet, peace be upon them, celebrated the Greatest Eid-ul-Ghadir in the Syrian Capital, Damascus, as they participated in the celebration organized by the Shirazi-affiliated Husseiniya of Zainabiyah Hawza. The director of the Hawza, Hujjat-ul-Islam…

The World Food Program has announced that it will have to cut food aid to Syrians in half due to reduced financial support and depletion of aids. According to Al-Mayadeen news network, the World Food Program announced in a statement:…

Iraqi officials and NGOs on Monday held a meeting to discuss resolving the issue of an Islamic State (ISIS) detention camp in northeast Syria which has become a “supreme security interest” for Baghdad, the foreign ministry announced. The camp of…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has said the human rights conditions in Afghanistan and Syria are still dangerous and that repatriation of citizens should not be carried out without their consent. Turk’s statement came during…