A powerful car bomb exploded near a hospital in the central Syrian city of Homs Saturday, killing 16 people and wounding dozens in an attack claimed by ISIS, the provincial governor and an activist group said. ISIS in a statement said it was behind the attack, and said it consisted of a car...

Mohannad is a spy for Islamic State. He eavesdrops on chatter in the street markets of Mosul and reports back to his handlers when someone breaks the militant group's rules. One man he informed on this year – a street trader defying a ban on selling cigarettes – was fined and...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has two choices: “Either to leave through negotiations or be forcibly removed from power,” Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said in Riyadh on Thursday. He was speaking to reporters during a two-day meeting of Syrian opposition groups wherein Assad...

After months of promises and weeks of preparation, the first Canadian government planeload of Syrian refugees landed in Toronto on Thursday, aboard a military aircraft met by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau was elected to a surprise majority in October promising to accept more...