A Syrian Kurdish militia said on Wednesday it had recovered full control of the border town of Tel Abyad after Islamic State fighters raided its outskirts the day before in preparation for a larger assault, Reuters reported. Backed by U.S.-led air strikes, the Kurdish YPG militia and smaller...

At least 20 Egyptian security forces were killed when suspected militants attacked checkpoints in North Sinai on Wednesday, security sources said, in one of the biggest coordinated assaults in the province. Five checkpoints were attacked by about 70 militants, an army spokesman said, adding...

(Translation by Yusra Ahmed) A new diplomatic document appeared in WikiLeaks showed that Saudi supported the Syrian file in the Arab Summit in Baghdad 2012. A letter was sent from the Minster of Foreign Affairs in Saudi Arabia, Saud Al Faisal, to the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Nabil...

 Syrian air force on Tuesday killed at least 15 civilians, including a child, in raids on al-Saleheen neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo, Zaman al-Wasl reporter said. Barrel bomb attacks have also targeted al-Ansari neighborhood, leaving dozens wounded. the aerial campaign...