(CNN)- German authorities have banned an Islamist organization that they say is responsible for inspiring 140 youths to join the Syria conflict. Germany Interior minister Thomas de Maiziere announced the ban on Tuesday after police carried out dawn raids on around 200 targets connected to...

(Time)- Russia announced a major new air offensive in Syria on Tuesday as opposition activists on the ground reported that the first airstrikes in nearly a month struck the besieged, rebel-held parts of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. According to activists, between four and 10 people...

Seven Iraqi refugees were burnt to death Monday in the northern province of Kirkuk, according to an Iraqi official. A tent caught fire in the Layan refugee camp in the southeastern parts of Kirkuk, killing a father and his six children, the mayor of the northern city of Baiji, Mohamed...

The Turkish Red Crescent is boosting its humanitarian aid to Jarabulus, Syria and northern Iraq, and so far has sent about 450 trucks of materials to Mosul, areas wracked by ongoing or recent conflict, the group’s head Kerem Kinik told Anadolu Agency on Tuesday. The Turkish Red Crescent is...