The Syrian regime army and its allies engaged in a fierce battle on Saturday with Daesh (ISIS) fighters in an enclave south of Damascus held by the jihadist group. Reuters witnesses, a war monitor and state television reported intense fighting including artillery bombardment and small...

(AP) — Thousands of Palestinians, some burning Israeli flags and torching tires, staged a mass protest on Gaza's sealed border with Israel for a third consecutive Friday, as part of a pressure campaign to break a decade-old blockade of their territory. Israeli live fire from across the...

At least 181 people were killed when a military plane carrying soldiers crashed soon after takeoff in a farm field in northern Algeria Wednesday, officials said. The cause of the crash was unclear, and an investigation has been opened, according to a Defense Ministry statement....

Fresh air strikes hit rebel-held areas of Syria's Eastern Ghouta Sunday, a monitor said, after more than 80 people were killed in weekend raids including an alleged chemical attack denounced by the United States. Sunday's strikes came despite reports Sunday of a ceasefire and the...