The United States is stepping up its military campaign against Islamic State by sending hundreds more troops to assist Iraqi forces in an expected push on the city of Mosul, the militants' largest stronghold, later this year. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made the...

Turkey is in the process of giving citizenship to Syrians who have never been involved in any terrorism related activities and who are seen as “useful” to the country, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Monday. Speaking at a press conference following a Cabinet meeting in the...

Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Regime intelligence directed a letter of reassurance to the Jews that their properties in Syria are protected and that their return to them is possible and there are no obstacles preventing that as was included in a telegram signed by the military...

 Rebels launched an attack inside Aleppo early on Monday, shelling Syrian government-held areas and clashing with government-allied forces in the center of the divided northwestern city, a monitoring group reported. Syrian warplanes bombarded rebel-held areas in the city and north of it,...