BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an ambush in eastern Syria that killed and wounded dozens of soldiers as opposition activists said the death toll rose Saturday to at least 33 as some of the wounded succumbed to their injuries. The attack is among the...

Jordanian media celebrated the Syrian refugee child, Bahaa Muhammad Abu Shaheen, after he was able to finish a Kung Fu Sanda fight in only four seconds, using a knockout, and subsequently won the gold medal in the championship. The thirteen-year-old Syrian champion participated in the Kung...

A Russian officer accused of war crimes in Syria was killed on the fronts of Ukraine, and activists reported that Colonel Matinov Sergeyevich, who was awarded a medal of appreciation by the head of the Syrian regime for his criminality and killing of defenseless innocents in Syria during the...

Gunmen have ambushed a bus carrying Syrian soldiers in the country’s east, killing at least 20 and wounding others, opposition activists said Friday. The Thursday night attack was believed to be carried out by members of the Islamic State group whose sleeper cells in parts of Syria still...