Islamic State's "terrorism capacity and global reach" have not been reduced, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency said on Thursday, adding that the group has tens of thousands of fighters around the world, far more than al Qaeda had at its height. John Brennan told U.S....

Writing by Malek Oqab; Translation by Rana Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- The strategic Russian nuclear bomber tu-95 appeared flying in Idlib province during the past few days. tu-95 was flying towards Russia-held Hmeymim air base in coastal Latakia province, sources said. The airport now is known...

Reporting by Abdul Salam Haj Bakri; Translation by Yusra Ahmed    (Zaman Al Wasl)- Children of Jabal al-Akrad and al-Turkmen, have suffered of displacement for more than three times, most of them have lost a father or a brother, or even a mother, some of them lost an arm or a leg or...

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters have surrounded the Islamic State-held city of Manbij from three sides as they press an offensive against the jihadists near the Turkish border, a spokesman for the fighters said on Monday. The Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), including the powerful...