war and conflict
Assad forces destroyed a major Aleppo hospital
Two major Aleppo hospitals were bombed by Assad forces in ongoing strikes to retake rebel-held areas of the city.
Thousands are trapped in Aleppo as Syrian troops close in
Describing the impact of the bunker-buster bombs, Yassin Mohammed, a 51-year-old taxi driver from East Aleppo told Middle East Eye they felt like "an earthquake."
Boko Haram leader is alive and not returning kidnapped girls
The video challenges recent reports that he'd been killed or injured in the offensive by the Nigerian military that re-took territory from the group
Colombia signs FARC peace deal with pens made from bullet casings
But Colombians could still reject the deal, which ends a 50-year conflict, in a national referendum on Sunday.
Airstrikes in Aleppo are killing dozens of children
Aleppo under fire as Russia says chances of ending the Syrian war "almost impossible"
The ground war north of Aleppo looks set to begin
With a ceasefire in tatters, American-backed Kurdish and Arab rebels are moving south while Russian and Syrian government forces are advancing quickly north
Warplanes kill 45 in Aleppo — but Assad says civilian deaths aren't his fault
Overnight Syrian warplanes bombarded several districts in the rebel-held eastern part of the city, with multiple reports of phosphorous bombs being used by the troops of president Bashar al-Assad.
The US has 'evidence' that Russian airstrikes hit an aid convoy in Syria
US officials said Tuesday that airstrikes on a Red Crescent aid convoy that killed about 20 people appear to have been carried out by Russian jets.
Both Russia and Assad deny bombing a UN aid convoy in Syria
The UN confirms that least 18 of the convoy's 31 trucks were hit, in addition to a warehouse.
Syria’s ceasefire is over after a bloody week
With fingers pointing in all directions, the fragile ceasefire between the Assad regime and Syria's militants has broken down, setting the stage for a resumption in hostilities.
US special forces are helping Turkey clear out ISIS strongholds in Syria
Americans will now be fighting alongside both the Turkish military and Kurdish militias in its bid to push the Islamic State further south.
France to open first 'de-radicalization' center for potentially violent extremists
Up to 25 young people who espouse radical ideology are supposed to voluntarily check in to the center in Beaumont-en-Veron, a town of about 2,800 people located 210 miles southwest of Paris. They can return home on the weekends if they choose.