Among the tens of thousands fleeing war and despair in the Middle East, one group feels a special relief in reaching Europe: those who have escaped areas ruled by Islamic State extremists and the harsh scrutiny of their religious police. These refugees tell of how a Western-style...

Seventy-five Syrian rebels trained to fight jihadists under a beleaguered US programme have crossed from Turkey into northern Syria, a US-backed rebel faction and a monitoring group said Sunday. "Seventy-five new fighters trained in a camp near the Turkish capital entered Aleppo province...

At least 13 migrants died off the coast of Turkey Sunday after the inflatable dinghy carrying them to Greece collided with a ferry, Turkish media reported. Four children were among the victims of the accident involving a vessel carrying 46 migrants from the northwestern Turkish port of...

Rebel factions operating in the northern province of Aleppo have carried out Sunday the first car bomb against Ultra-hardline Islamic State group, leaving dozens killed and wounded, rebel commander said in statement. Khaled al-Hammad, General Secretary of Jabhat al-Asala and al-Tanmiya...