(Zaman Alwasl)- Rebel factions on Monday in embattled Eastern Ghouta agreed to appoint Islam Army commander as General Chief, days after the fall of strategic Mleiha town by Syrian army forces. Source to Zaman Alwasl said rebels in neighboring suburbs...

(AP) — The U.S. has begun surveillance flights over Syria after President Barack Obama gave the OK, U.S. officials said, a move that could pave the way for airstrikes against Islamic State militant targets there. While the White House says Obama has not approved military action...

(Reuters) - Australia unveiled counter-terrorism measures on Tuesday to prevent young people from becoming radicalized and going to fight in overseas conflicts such as Iraq and Syria , where scores of Australians have joined militant jihadist groups. Along with the...

(Reuters) - Qatar is working to help free four Americans held hostage in Syria by various armed groups, a Gulf source familiar with the matter said on Monday, a day after the Gulf Arab state's diplomacy helped free a journalist held since 2012. The source declined to name...