The suspected leader of an al Qaeda-linked militant group that claimed responsibility for bombing the Iranian embassy in Beirut two months ago died in custody on Saturday, security sources said. Majid bin Muhammad al-Majid, a Saudi national who was wanted by authorities in his own...

  The powerful al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is mobilizing its troops near the highway of Al-Bab city at the gate of Aleppo city as more reinforcements from Azaz are coming to back the radical group that faces unexpected revolt by Syrian...

  Islamist rebels have rocked Bashar al-Assad’s hometown, Al Qerdaha in coastal Latakia province by Grad missiles, activists said. Ahrar Al sham movement, Islamic Front unit, and Al Qaeda affliated, Al Nusra Front declare that it is launching “Revenge...

Five workers for Doctors Without Borders were abducted from a house the organization was using in northern Syria, the group said Friday. The five were abducted Thursday evening "by a group allegedly for questioning," said Guillermo Agar, a Doctors Without Borders representative. He...