Islamic State militants raised their black flag over the local government compound in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Friday and claimed victory through mosque loudspeakers after overrunning most of the western provincial capital. The insurgents attacked Ramadi overnight using six...

Idlib's Islamist rebels on Wednesday have thwarted the attacks of Syrian regime forces to take back al-Fanar and al-Jameyyat checkpoints, rebel sources say as fierce clashes still underway east of Ariha town and near al-Mastouma camp. Fatah Army in Idlib on Tuesday took control of a strategic...

Syrian regime on Wednesday mourned the general commander of special forces, the powerful Syrian army unit, who died of his wounds after leading the battles against Islamist rebels in the town of Jisr al-Shughour northern Syria. M. General Muhi al-Din Mansour, who led Syrian elite forces,...

Gunmen on motorcycles boarded a bus and opened fire on commuters in Pakistan's volatile southern city of Karachi on Wednesday, killing at least 43, police said, and militants affiliated with Islamic State claimed responsibility. The pink bus was pockmarked with bullet holes and...