The attack bore all the traits of Islamic State in Iraq. A small unit of militants, armed with Kalashnikov rifles and suicide belts, hit the Tripoli prison just before sunrise. Blasting though a wall, four fighters worked their way through the heavily guarded compound before firing a...

Syrian regime forces captured the village of Tel Hadya in the northern province of Aleppo on Friday, Reuters said, in the latest territorial gains reported against insurgents in the area. The reported advance brought pro-government forces closer to the main highway that links...

(Middle East Eye)- Two Syrian women were refused visas on Tuesday to visit the UK, where they were scheduled to speak about Syrian female activists who are working as doctors, journalists and rebel fighters in the war-torn country. The pair are among five Syrian activists who star in a new...

Syria's pledge not to use indiscriminate weapons must be taken with "a grain of salt," the United States said on Thursday, noting there were nearly 1,500 barrel bomb attacks in October even though the country's government denies using them. Syria sent a statement to United...