A former bodyguard of Iran's hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been killed in Syria while defending a religious site near Aleppo, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Friday. "Abdollah Bagheri Niaraki, who for a while was the bodyguard of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was...

A senior al Shabaab commander and about 20 of his followers have pledged allegiance to Islamic State, the first move of its kind to emerge in the Somali militant group. There was no immediate reaction from al Shabaab's overall leadership, which aligned itself in 2012 to al...

At least 15 civilians mostly children were killed in Syrian regime air strikes on rebel-held town in the northern countryside of Homs city, according to activists. Local activists said 15 people have lost their lives and dozens wounded in Friday's attack on Talbiseh. The stricken town has been...

 The Army of Conquest launched new battle against Syrian regime troops in central province of Hama late on Thursday, killing 12 soldiers, activists told Zaman Al Wasl. The alliance of Islamist groups, including Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham, has mobilized troops reached 24,ooo in the...