Israel said it launched air strikes against air defenses and Iranian targets in Syria Saturday and the Syrian army claimed to have hit an Israeli F-16 that crashed in northern Israel in a major escalation of tension. The Israeli military said the F-16 jet crashed during a mission...

 Daesh (Islamic State) fighters clashed with Syrian insurgents in the northwestern province of Idlib on Friday, a monitoring group and a rebel commander said, accusing pro-government forces of opening a corridor for the jihadists to reach the region. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...

The Yemeni army on Friday announced the death of five Houthi field commanders in “fierce clashes” that occurred one day earlier in Yemen’s northern Al-Jawf province. “Five Houthi commanders were killed Thursday evening when the army responded to attempts by Houthi elements to...

Fresh air strikes hit the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Friday, AFP correspondents reported, the fifth straight day of a bombing campaign that has killed more than 220 civilians. Syrian warplanes have battered the enclave's towns since Monday, trapping thousands of families in...