Attack blamed on IS militants kills 22 pro-government fighters in central Syria

An opposition war monitor and a pro-government media outlet say an attack on pro-government fighters by suspected members of the Islamic State group in central Syria killed 22 pro-government fighters. Read More

Fighting in southern Syria following bombing kills 17: War monitor

A war monitor has said at least 17 people were killed in southern Syria’s Deraa ... Syrian state media did not immediately report the clashes. Official news agency SANA, quoting a police source ... Read More

Horrifying Islamic State attack is a warning to the world

Islamic State is back ... to once again turn Syria and Iraq into a new caliphate. But it also wants its loyal subjects to further destabilise an increasingly fragile world order. Read More

Islamic State jihadists ‘execute’ eight Syrian soldiers after desert ambush

Islamic State (IS ... a war monitor said on Sunday, as it reported that the jihadists had killed 14 troops in recent days. IS overran large swaths of Syria and Iraq in 2014, proclaiming its ... Read More

Syria: Top Iraqi militant leader killed in Islamic State attack in Syria, says HTS

Abu Maria al-Qahtani had been Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham's second-in-command despite being detained by his own group in August Fighters from Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), headed by ex-members of Syria's ... Read More

Syria: Seven dead after car bomb tears through market in Azaz

It is unclear who carried out the attack in the town which is run by pro-Turkish militias fighting Syrian President ... the town's courthouse. The Islamic State group - which captured the town ... Read More

From Islamic State to Taliban: Who's who in world of terrorism

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Israeli air strike partially destroys Iranian consulate in Syria, killing eight

Eight people are said to have died in the Damascus attack. On Monday, Iranian state media killed said a senior commander of the Islamic ... and its allies. Syria’s official news agency SANA ... Read More

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The European Union's foreign policy chief said on Monday the Middle East stood "on the edge of the cliff" and called for de-escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran. Information ... Read More

Italy's police arrest a Tajik man suspected of Islamic State membership at Rome airport

An international arrest warrant accused the man, identified only as S.I., of having gone to Syria to fight for IS in 2014 ... Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter ... Read More

The Latest | Israel targets air defense system in Syria, state news agency says

Israel carried out a missile strike targeting an air defense unit in southern Syria, causing material damage, state-run SANA news agency quoted a military statement as saying Friday. The warplanes ... Read More

Islamic State publicizes use of child soldiers in Baiji fight

The Islamic State runs many training camps for children in Syria and Iraq. The children in these camps are called the “Cubs of the Caliphate,” which coincides with many jihadists labeling themselves ... Read More