When Army Capt. Hugh Miller heard a group of policemen trading stories about a militant called Farouq al-Qahtani at their base in Afghanistan’s Konar province one day four years ago, he didn’t know what all the fuss was about. “I don’t think I even sent a report up about it,” Miller,...

(Rudaw)- Eight of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebel fighters Turkey is supporting against ISIS in northwestern Syria were killed in clashes on Friday, the Turkish military announced.  Another 34 were also wounded during these clashes, according to a Turkish General Staff statement cited...

Zaman Al Wasl)- Fateh al-Sham Front backed by rebel factions has controlled Dhahiyat al-Assad suburb west of Aleppo city, commander said. Abu Anas al Shami told Zaman that the resistance factions have captured the western suburb,  killing more than 50 regime soldiers and allied...

(The Daily Star)- Four people died in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian insurgents in Ukraine's separatist east, officials said Friday, the highest death toll since international peace talks held 10 days ago. The flare-up in the two-year conflict followed German Chancelor...