Turkish-backed armed groups in Syria announced on Thursday that they had taken full control of the northern town of Al-Bab from the ISIL ‘jihadist’ group after weeks of deadly fighting. “We are announcing Al-Bab completely liberated, and we are now clearing mines from the residential neighborhoods,” said Ahmad Othman, commander ...
UN-brokered talks aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the Syrian war resume in Geneva on Thursday, 10 months after the last round of negotiations in the Swiss city. Just hours after rival delegations arrived, UN envoy Staffan de Mistura admitted there was limited ground for progress on making peace. ...
