United States-backed forces in Syria have entered the most heavily fortified area of Raqqa, the de facto capital of Daesh (ISIS), in what a U.S. official says is a "key milestone" in the war against the extremist group. Success in Raqqa and major advances by U.S.-backed forces in Mosul, a...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Liwa al-Quds, pro-regime militia, has mourned seven militants said they had been killed in the suicide bombings attacks that struck Damascus on Sunday. The state-run media said the casualties were 19 civilians but activists assured that the three bombings had targeted...

A British teenager was sentenced Monday to at least 16.5 years in prison for plotting a bombing whose potential targets included an Elton John concert on the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Haroon Syed, who was arrested last year, had admitted planning terrorist acts at an earlier...

The Syrian army said it would suspend combat operations in southern Syria until Thursday, including in Quneitra province, where Israel has hit army outposts in recent days, according to a statement carried by Syrian state television. The army general command said the ceasefire took effect...