The Conquest Brigade, an Islamist rebel group operating in the town of Moadamiyet al-Sham southern Damascus, has tortured to death a Syrian man in his forties over claims he cooperated with Syrian regime, activists and victim's brother, journalist Ali Hamra said Thursday. Isam Hamra was...

Eight senior Iranian military officers have been killed in war-torn Syria -- where Iran supports the embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad -- since 2013, including three generals killed this week. On Oct. 9, Hossein Hamadani, a senior commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards,...

An Egyptian court confirmed Thursday the death sentences against 10 people charged with forming an al-Qaeda-linked cell, a judicial source said. The defendants are among a group of 68 people accused of forming an al-Qaeda-linked cell, including the brother of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri....

Cuban military operatives reportedly have been spotted in Syria, where sources believe they are advising President Bashar al-Assad’s soldiers and may be preparing to man Russian-made tanks to aid Damascus in fighting rebel forces backed by the U.S. Gen. Leopoldo Cintra Frias, head of ...