Islamic State blew up a major prison complex in the central Syrian city of Palmyra on Saturday, according to a group monitoring the war, destroying an important symbol of government control in the jihadist-held city. The prison was empty of people at the time of the detonation, said Rami...

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The Syrian air force on Saturday extended its intense aerial campaign against rebel-held areas in the northern province of Aleppo, conducting a series of airstrikes that killed at least 57 people, activists said. Zaman al-Wasl reporter said at least 45 people, including women and children,...

Islamic State on Friday took control of al-Taqli village in the northern countryside of Aleppo province, activists said as clashes still underway between the radical group and Islamist rebels in Soran Azaz near the Turkish border. ISIS fighters have also stormed Marea town and number of...