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...
Violence in Aleppo and Idlib comes as protesters rally against al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Fighters from several Syrian rebel factions have engaged in fierce battles against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in what activists say is...