(Al Jazeera)- At least 24 Palestinians have been killed overnight in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, hours after Israel launched a ground invasion on the 11th day of its offensive in the enclave. Overnight bombing was reported throughout the strip on Friday, while the Israeli...

  (Translation by Dani Murad) After revealing the names of 267 “National Defense” and “Shabiha” formations of employees working in the heart of the Syrian capital Damascus, including their full names, jobs, ranks, national number and...

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's Kurds imposed compulsory military service for their men to ward off a push by Islamic extremists in the predominantly Kurdish areas in northern Syria, Kurdish officials said Thursday. The move reflects fears among Syrian Kurds that the ongoing offensive by...

(Reuters) - Hezbollah and the Syrian branch of al Qaeda have fought a deadly five-day battle in Syria near the border with Lebanon, a Hezbollah source and a fighter for the Nusra Front said on Thursday. Hezbollah is a Shi'ite Muslim militant group that has fought alongside troops...