A senior Islamic State commander was targeted and likely killed in a U.S. operation, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity. News of the operation comes just ahead of a Pentagon briefing scheduled for 10:45 a.m.. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is expected to...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, an Islamic State-linked group operating in southern province of Daraa, took Thursday a key town and encircled another in the western countryside, sources said. Yramouk Martyrs and its allied group al-Muthanna Movement launched major attack on...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkish authorities arrested last Monday Zaman al-Wasl reporter in the border city of Gaziantep without any charges, relative disclosed on Thursday. Abdel Salam Haj Bakri, 47, who uses 'Omar Abu Khalil' as an alias, was arrested by the immigration department of Gaziantep,...

A Russian special forces officer has been killed in a combat operation near Palmyra in Syria, Interfax news agency reported on Thursday, citing a Russian military source in Syria. "While performing a special task to direct Russian air strikes onto terrorist targets, a Russian...