Warplanes pounded ISIS's de facto Syrian capital Raqqa on Tuesday, killing at least 23 people including 13 militants, activists said. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that either Syrian or Russian warplanes are believed to have carried out the strikes. "Thirteen...

At least 16 people have been killed in Russian air strikes on central Syrian town of Qaryatain that was taken by Islamic State last August, activists said as army troops backed by their Shiite allies intensify attacks to halt ISIS gains in the southwest and east of Homs province....

SANLIURFA, Turkey (NBC News)- The double murder achieved its goal. It sent the message that, even here in the relative safety of Turkey, ISIS and its supporters can reach its critics. The bodies of 22-year-old Ibrahim Abdel Qader...

A monitoring group and activists said on Sunday that Syrian rebels had locked people in cages and driven them to areas near Damascus to use as human shields against heavy government air raids. A video posted online by the Shaam News Network, an opposition media outlet, showed men and women in...