The Iraqi army said on Sunday it had secured the first safe exit route for civilians to leave Islamic State's besieged stronghold Falluja, and a Norwegian aid group said thousands of people had already used it to flee in the first day it was open. Iraq has launched a major operation to...

Translation by Rana  Abdul (Zaman Al Wasl)- Two security personnel were injured on Saturday near Haroun in the city of Latakia when an unknown person threw grenade on their patrol car and escaped with those passing through the roundabout watching on, according to pro-regime pages. It...

A double bomb attack outside a Shiite shrine near Syria's capital killed at least 20 people Saturday, in the latest in repeated deadly strikes on the revered site, state media said. The official SANA news agency said a suicide bomber and a car bomb struck at the entrance to the Sayyida Zeinab...

 Syrian government troops backed by Russia and fighters backed by the United States made separate advances against Islamic State on Friday, gaining ground in new offensives that have put unprecedented pressure on the self-declared caliphate. In neighboring Iraq, government troops also...