Four rebel groups, including al-Qaeda Syria wing, operating in the southern region have formed their own version of Fatah Army, according to video statement issued Saturday, a move may set the alarm bells of Syrian regime as the united rebel formations have inflicted humiliating defeats on...

At least six people were killed and 21 others were injured in several separate explosions in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and the eastern province of Diyala late Friday, security sources said. One person was killed and two others were injured when a bomb placed in a vehicle carrying a Sunni...

U.S. and coalition forces conducted 13 air strikes targeting ISIS in Iraq on Thursday and 11 strikes against the militant group in Syria, the U.S. military said Friday. In Syria, forces focused on ISIS's crude oil-collection points, as attacking "revenue generation activities remains a priority...

President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Russia's support for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Friday and said he opposed any use of external force to try to end the Syrian civil war. Putin showed no sign of wavering in his policy of trying to shield Assad from pressure from the West in a 4...