Syria Declares Damascus ISIS-Free For The First Time In Seven Years

After seven years of the Syrian Army fighting Islamic State Militants in Damascus, the military has finally driven all the militants out of Damascus and declared the Syrian Capital and its surroundings “safe” from militants. Pro-Syrian government forces battled for weeks to take over and liberate al-Hajar al-Aswad district. The recovery of al-Hajar al-Aswad means...