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Lebanon detains wife of Islamic State leader

(Reuters) - The Lebanese army detained a wife and daughter of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as they crossed from Syria nine days ago, security officials said on Tuesday, in a move seen as likely to put pressure on the Islamist chief. The woman was identified as Saja...

ISIS commander in charge of hostages expelled: report

BEIRUT: The alleged mastermind behind the kidnapping of the Lebanese servicemen from the northeastern border town of Arsal has been expelled from ISIS, local daily Al-Akhbar said Monday. Al-Akhbar said it had learned that Abu Talal al-Hamad, ISIS’s commander for Syria’s...