The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said on Friday that the decision to deploy one of the largest conventional bombs ever used in combat was purely tactical, and made as part of the campaign against Islamic State-linked fighters. As many as 36 suspected Islamic State militants...

Egyptian Copts will celebrate Easter mass on Saturday, marking one of Christianity's most joyous occasions just days after the deadliest attacks in living memory against the country's religious minority. The faithful will spend a large part of Easter eve going through arduous security checks...

Backed by Russian air power and allied militiamen on the ground, Syrian troops have recaptured entire cities from rebels and ISIS extremists in the past year, including the key cities of Aleppo, Homs and Palmyra. Yet for the past three years, President Bashar Assad's forces have been unable...

(Zaman Al Wasl) A commander in Haya’t Tahrir al-Sham revealed the terms of the five-town agreement after they were undeclared for some time. The commander indicated that the agreement includes five areas, not the previously known four, including Madaya, al-Zabadani, Yarmouk camp,...