U.S. commandos mounted a rare raid into eastern Syria overnight, killing dozens of militants and a senior ISIS commander in a firefight, capturing his wife and rescuing a Yazidi woman held as a slave, the Pentagon said Saturday. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced the raid, identifying...

Turkish military jets Saturday shot down a Syrian aircraft that had violated Turkey's airspace, television channels reported. It was not immediately clear what kind of aircraft it was. It subsequently crashed into Syrian territory, NTV news channel reported. (Reuters)

Fighting between Islamic State militants and the Syrian army was reported on Saturday near an ancient citadel in the historic city of Palmyra, the target of a big offensive by the jihadist group that has raised concern for the U.N. world heritage site. The Syrian Observatory...

A new chlorine attack on Friday has taken place in the Syrian north-western province of Idlib, according to monitoring group, killing two children and leaving 20 people suffocating. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) reported two children were killed in chlorine gas attack on...