BEIRUT (The Daily Star)- The images of what appears to be the beheading of a Lebanese Army soldier, Ali Sayyed- one of eleven soldiers captured by ISIS militants was heavily circulated on social media Thursday evening. “Now you know who are the lions of ISIS,” tweeted Abou...

By George Hadad; Translation by Dani Murad (Zaman Alwasl)- Syrian women not only have borne the burden of the country’s brutal three-year war, but many having taken on new roles as political activists, detainees, humanitarians ,family breadwinners,...

KIRKUK: Retreating jihadists set three wells ablaze at a northern Iraq oil field Thursday as they battled Kurdish forces that launched a major attack nearby, officials said. ISIS jihadists set the wells on fire before deserting the Ain Zalah field, which was seized by militants...

(Zaman Alwasl- Reuters) - Islamic State militants have executed Syrian army soldiers who were held as captives after capturing an air base in northeast Syria at the weekend, footage and pictures posted on social media by supporters showed on Thursday. The footage showed tens of...