The United States and its allies conducted 31 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Thursday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement on Friday. In Syria, a dozen strikes using fighters and drones near five cities included eight strikes near Mar'a and Manbij...

A top Syrian rebel leader and head of the most powerful insurgent group in the eastern suburbs of Damascus was killed in an aerial raid that targeted the group's headquarters, rebel sources and the Syrian army said on Friday. The death of Zahran Alloush, head of Jaysh al Islam, is a big blow to...

ALEPPO (Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia on Friday has stepped up its devastating air strikes on the rebel-held areas in northern Aleppo province, killing12 civilians in strikes focused on the two main hospitals of Azaz town, local reporter said. Two children and one woman were among the casualties....

 Pope Francis offered his full support for U.N. efforts to end the conflicts in Syria and Libya in his Christmas message Friday. "We pray... that the agreement reached in the United Nations may succeed in halting as quickly as possible the clash of arms in Syria and in remedying the...