Fighting between Islamic State and the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front spread from Syria into Lebanon's northern Bekaa Valley region on Monday, a security source and the state news agency said. Eighteen Nusra Front members were killed and six were taken prisoner during the clashes,...

Syrian government forces backed by Russian air strikes battled Islamic State insurgents around Palmyra on Monday, trying to extend their gains after taking back control of a city whose ancient temples were dynamited by the ultra-radical militants. The loss of Palmyra on Sunday...

(SCMP)- Last week, representatives of Western-backed Syrian opposition delegation in Geneva told Russian state media that President Bashar Assad had a surprising new ally on the Syrian battlefield: militia units from North Korea. “Two North Korean units are there, which are Chalma-1...

  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday congratulated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for retaking the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. "In a telephone conversation with Syrian president, Putin congratulated his counterpart on the liberation of the city of Palmyra from terrorists and...