ARSAL, Lebanon: The sister-in-law of ISIS commander Anas Sharkas, better known by his nom de guerre Abu Ali al-Shishani, has been arrested in the Bekaa Valley, her husband told The Daily Star Friday. Mohammad Sharkas, brother of Abu Ali al-Shishani, told The Daily Star that...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels using improvised mortar bombs made of cooking gas canisters killed 311 civilians between July and December this year, a monitoring group said on Friday, condemning the use of the wildly inaccurate weapons. Two-thirds of the...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies carried out 27 airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq in the past three days, U.S. military officials said on Friday. Fighting positions, buildings and fortifications were hit in seven attacks...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Activists have circulated online video showing how Syrian rebels and Islamist battalions stormed regime bases in the embattled town of Daraya west Damascus during this week, taking control on few points after violent...