The bodies of 18 people kidnapped hours earlier by men in army uniforms were found abandoned north of Baghdad on Friday, the latest troubling sign of worsening violence in Iraq. The killings come amid a surge in violence that has included multiple attacks with victims snatched from...
Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have recaptured a Christian town on the main highway north of the capital, the army said, putting them back on the offensive in the strategic region near the Lebanese border. Assad's forces have made advances in recent months and are...
Rebel forces said Thursday that they had shot down 3 fighter jets in Damascus countryside. The first Bashar al-Assad’s MIG-23 has shot down by Islam Army near Dumeir airbase, second downed close to al-Nasseriya military Airport and the third was a helicopter in eastern...
British al-Qaeda members are using Twitter and other social media to advertise their “five star” jihad in Syria, and to keep diaries and blogs of their experiences there The rush of foreign jihadists to Syria from Britain, the United States, and other parts of...
