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Syria pro-regime tribes reject Jordanian king's support

Representatives of some of Syria's leading pro-government tribes Friday rejected support from Jordan's King Abdullah II against ISIS, accusing him of backing "terrorists." Their comments came after the Jordanian monarch, in a meeting with tribal leaders in his country, pledged to support tribes...

U.S., allies conduct 24 air strikes against ISIS: military

U.S. and coalition forces conducted 13 air strikes targeting ISIS in Iraq on Thursday and 11 strikes against the militant group in Syria, the U.S. military said Friday. In Syria, forces focused on ISIS's crude oil-collection points, as attacking "revenue generation activities remains a priority...

Putin reaffirms Russia's support for Syria's Assad

President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Russia's support for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Friday and said he opposed any use of external force to try to end the Syrian civil war. Putin showed no sign of wavering in his policy of trying to shield Assad from pressure from the West in a 4...