Islamic State fighters on Sunday have seized control of a border  town with Turkey in northern countryside of Aleppo, an advance may hinder Turkish efforts set up its planned buffer zone. The new capture of Om Hosh town, 15 km (10 miles) west of the Turkish border, has followed a fierce...

Eight U.S. military aircraft plus 300 accompanying personnel have arrived at Turkey's Incirlik Air Base, official sources said on Sunday. According to a report in Stars and Stripes, a U.S. military publication, the eight aircraft included six F-16 fighter jets, plus hundreds of...

Fighters backed by an Arab military coalition seized the key city of Zinjibar in southern Yemen on Saturday, residents and militia sources said, dealing another major blow to the dominant Houthi group. The capital city of Abyan province on the Arabian Sea had been a major focus...

Syrian regime air force had dropped 2041 barrel bombs on rebel-held areas across Syria last July, leaving 368 people dead, including 83 children and 63 women, the Syrian Network for Human Rights said in a new report. The Syrian military has been dropping barrel bombs -- crude weapons stuffed...