(Reuters) - An Iranian general killed in an Israeli air strike in Syria was not its intended target and Israel believed it was attacking only low-ranking guerrillas, a senior security source said on Tuesday. The remarks by the Israeli source, who declined to be identified because...

(AFP)- Syrian government air strikes Tuesday killed at least 12 civilians in two towns in the northwest of the war-torn country Tuesday, a monitoring group said. "The air force carried out six air strikes against areas of the town of Saraqeb, and another strike targeting... the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Dozens of people have been killed in barrel bomb attack on a village in the northern Syrian province of Hasakah, activists said on Tuesday. Activist Seraj al-Haskawi said at least 60 people have been killed and 100 others wounded when...

Beirut (AFP) - The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages unless it receives a $200 million ransom within 72 hours, but Tokyo vowed Tuesday it would not give in to "terrorism". IS has murdered five Western hostages since August last year, but it is...