Chancellor Angela Merkel won a hero’s welcome as she visited a Berlin migrant center Thursday, with Syrians cheering and taking selfies as Germany threw open its doors to thousands of refugees. “We are so happy Mrs. Merkel came to see us today,” said a joyful Ramadan Salah, a 35-year-old...

At least 6 civilians, including 2 women and 3 children, were killed in the northern countryside of Aleppo city when two ISIS suicide bombers set of two truck bombs in rebel-held towns, local reporter said on Thursday. The first suicide bombing took place in a crowded neighborhood in the town of...

President Barack Obama has directed his administration to prepare to take in at least 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next year, the White House said on Thursday. It is the first specific commitment the United States has made toward increasing its acceptance of refugees from the war-torn...

Western states have provided counter-terrorism training in Syria to Kurdish security forces that are battling Islamic State, the head of the force said, in a significant expansion of support to the Kurdish administration in northern Syria. The internal security force, known as...