BEIRUT (NOW) - A convoy of Syrian refugees fleeing violence-stricken Arsal for Syria’s Qalamoun was stopped Thursday evening at the Masnaa border crossing between Lebanon and Syria. The refugee convoy...

BEIRUT (NOW) - A convoy of Syrian refugees fleeing violence-stricken Arsal for Syria’s Qalamoun was stopped Thursday evening at the Masnaa border crossing between Lebanon and Syria. The refugee convoy...
LABWEH, Lebanon (AP) — Militants from Syria who overran a Lebanese border town mostly withdrew back across the rugged hills separating the two countries as a cease-fire appeared to hold Thursday, allowing Lebanese troops to free seven fellow soldiers and ambulances to evacuate...
(Reuters) - Islamic State militants extended their gains in northern Iraq on Thursday, seizing more towns and strengthening a foothold near the Kurdish region in an offensive that has alarmed the Baghdad government and regional powers. The advance forced thousands of...