France will for now not act on U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for European allies to repatriate hundreds of Islamic State fighters from Syria, taking back militants on a “case-by-case” basis, its justice minister said on Monday. U.S.-backed fighters appear poised to capture...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- An opposition figure revealed that Iyad al-Ghareeb, the second Syrian ex-intelligence officer arrested in Germany on Tuesday, had showed loyalty to the Syrian revolution since 2011.  Akram al-Assaf, member of the opposition’s National Coalition, said...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- An opposition figure revealed that Iyad al-Ghareeb, the second Syrian ex-intelligence officer arrested in Germany on Tuesday, had showed loyalty to the Syrian revolution since 2011.  Akram al-Assaf, member of the opposition’s National Coalition, said...

 Islamic State faces the total defeat of its self-proclaimed caliphate. This timeline chronicles its lightning rise, cruel reign and stubborn fall. ** 2004-11 - In the chaos following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, an al-Qaeda offshoot sets up there, changing its name in 2006 to...