WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Thursday it is too early to say that the U.S.-led coalition was "winning" against the Islamic State, pointing to the group's continued access to financing, volunteers and weapons even after bombings in Syria and Iraq....

PARIS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - French fighter jets struck targets in Iraq on Thursday and the United States and its allies stepped up air raids in Syria against Islamic State militants who have taken over large areas of both countries. France's strikes were...

(Zaman Al Wasl- Reuters)- Syrian regime armed forces overran rebels in a town northeast of Damascus on Thursday, strengthening President Bashar al-Assad's grip on territory around the capital, Reuters said. The town - Adra al-Omalia - is about 30...

(Reuters) - The Lebanese army said one person was killed and two wounded during a search for suspected militants at refugee camps near the border with Syria , and security sources said the number detained in the past two weeks had reached about 450. The army has been stepping up...