IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A powerful al-Qaida-linked group that dominates much of rebel-held northwestern Syria released Friday one of its founders after he spent months in jail on suspicion of having links with forces outside the country. The release appears to be a move by the militant group's...

Five serving SAS soldiers are under investigation over an incident involving allegations of potential war crimes in Syria several years ago. They have not been arrested but the Defence Serious Crimes Unit is investigating, the BBC has been told. A number of UK Special Forces have been...

(Xinhua) -- A passenger bus traveling from Lebanon to Syria overturned in Syria's central province of Hama on Sunday, leaving six people dead and dozens injured, local media reported. The incident occurred near the Maarin Al-Jabal village intersection, south of Hama, said local Sham FM...

A member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy serving as a military adviser in Syria was killed in a suspected Israeli strike on Friday, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported. Other Iranian media reports said Colonel Reza Zarei was killed along with two fighters from Lebanon's Iran-backed...