Kurdish-led forces advanced on Monday deep into territory in Syria held by Islamic State, showing new momentum after they unexpectedly swiftly seized a border crossing from the jihadists last week. The Kurds, aided by U.S.-led air strikes and smaller Syrian rebel groups, have pushed to within 7...

U.S.-led coalition forces targeted Islamic State militants with seven air strikes in Syria and 22 in Iraq on Sunday, the combined joint task force leading the operations said in a statement. In Syria, five of the strikes were staged near the Turkish border town of Tel Abyad, where Kurdish...

(Translation by Yusra Ahmed) A WikiLeaks document highlighted Saudi Arabia's effort to support the Syrian Revolution by communicating with different parties and countries including the Vatican to encourage Christians to participate in the revolution. The WikiLeaks document was issued by the...

Israeli Druze blocked an Israeli army ambulance they believed was transporting wounded Syrian rebels Monday, local authorities said, a rare confrontation underscoring Druze concern for brethren caught up in the civil war next door. The Druze are an Arab minority that practice an offshoot of...