RAQQA, SYRIA — In a square that a few years ago was a grim stage for the Islamic State group’s brutal rule in the Syrian city of Raqqa, Mahmoud Dander sat deep in thought.He wants to leave Syria, but has a problem: The 75-year-old has no money. He reca…

Governments around the world have responded to Russia’s recognition of breakaway areas in eastern Ukraine as independent states, with many condemning the move and urging a diplomatic resolution to the crisis.“We must make it clear that an attack on Ukr…

On February 22, leader of one of the Turkish-backed factions in the National Army was killed by blowing up an IED planted in his car in Azaz city in northern Aleppo countryside.A local source mentioned that the IED targeted a leader of the al-Jabha al-…

ISTANBUL — Despite his country’s recently warming ties with Russia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Moscow’s decision to recognize the two Ukrainian enclaves of Donetsk and Luhansk.Speaking to reporters, President Erdogan described…