(The Telegraph)- JK Rowling has connected with a young fan in Aleppo, speaking to her and her mother over Twitter and even sent the Harry Potter books for the child to read. Bana Alabed is a 7-year-old girl living in eastern Aleppo. She reads with her parents, who are trying to distract...

The Islamic State group's media arm says an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition has "disabled" the fourth bridge on the Tigris River in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. The Aamaq news agency says the strike happened Wednesday but gave no details. It's the second airstrike to target...

The Syrian regime has demanded rebels pull out of East Aleppo and and civilians leave the area, as Damascus continued with an offensive to recapture the city's opposition-held sector. The army, which has besieged the east for months, also demanded that rebels distribute food to civilians,...

Russian tankers have smuggled jet fuel to Syria through EU waters, bolstering military supplies to a war-torn country where Moscow is carrying out air strikes in support of the government, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. At least two Russian-flagged ships made deliveries -...