A Syrian opposition council formed in Riyadh last month said on Wednesday it will not attend peace negotiations if a third party joins the talks, a reference to a Russian bid to include other groups in the process that was due to be launched next week, Reuters reported. Riad Hijab, who heads...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- ISIS has executed a Free Syrian Army fighter on Tuesday in territory it controls in the northern Aleppo province, media activists told Zaman al-Wasl. ISIS have killed FSA fighter in Qabraimou village near Manbij town 20 miles (30 km) west of the Euphrates river. Local...

A media outlet associated with Islamic State on Tuesday released a eulogy for "Jihadi John", a member of the militant group who gained notoriety for his filmed execution of hostages, the monitoring organization SITE reported. The militant was identified as Mohammed Emwazi, a British citizen of...

(The New York Times)- The world is watching Iran for signs of change, hoping it will evolve from a rogue revolutionary state into a respectable member of the international community. But Iran, rather than confronting the isolation it has created for itself, opts to obscure its dangerous...