Islamic State fighters stormed the Syrian town of Tel Abyad on the Turkish border on Tuesday and captured a neighborhood from the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, but suffered setbacks in the northeastern city of Hasaka, a monitor and the army said. Islamic State has launched simultaneous attacks...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to continue political, economic and military support Syria as he called on all Middle East nations to join forces against ISIS. Putin called on all nations to 'pool their efforts together' to fight Islamic militants, regardless of their relations...

The wife of a prominent Palestinian detainee says he has agreed to end a 55-day hunger strike and in exchange will be released by Israel. Rights groups have warned in recent days that Khader Adnan is near death. Randa Adnan visited her husband in an Israeli hospital over the weekend and...

Syrian regime barrel bomb attacks on northern city of Aleppo have killed 7 people, including four children and two women, activists and local reporter said Saturday. The barrel bomb attack on al-Halk neighborhood in rebel-held Aleppo killed 7 civilians, including four children and two women,...