(NOW)- Syrian rebels have attacked Hezbollah on a new front in the ongoing Qalamoun battles amid advances by the Shiite party as it gears up for a “decisive” battle to seize a strategic mountain redoubt. “Fierce clashes raged between Hezbollah supported by regime troops...

Syrian regime on Wednesday mourned the general commander of special forces, the powerful Syrian army unit, who died of his wounds after leading the battles against Islamist rebels in the town of Jisr al-Shughour northern Syria. M. General Muhi al-Din Mansour, who led Syrian elite forces,...

The Iraqi government said Wednesday that several top jihadist leaders were targeted in a coalition air strike in the northwestern area of Tal Afar. "Based on accurate intelligence, an air strike was carried out by the international coalition targeting the number two in the Daesh...

A senior Israeli military intelligence official warned Wednesday of a heightened threat of conflict on Israel's borders in the next two years as a result of "escalation" in the region. In a briefing to foreign journalists at the defence ministry in Tel Aviv, the official also...