(Zaman Al Wals)- Islamic State beheaded a top tribesman in Tel Abyad town near the Turkish border, saying he was collaborating with the Kurdish YPG militia, pro-ISIS accounts reported on Saturday. Khaled Dahham Ragheb al-Bashir, cousin of Nawaf al-Bashir, head of the powerful al-Baqara tribe,...

(Zaman Al Wals)- Islamic State fighters attacked the town of Tel Abyad controlled by the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia at the Turkish border as well as the nearby town of Suluk on Saturday, YPG spokesman Redur Xelil and Turkish security sources told Reuters. The YPG and Syrian...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least six fighters loyal to Bashar al-Assad killed on Saturday in an ISIS suicide attack targeted their checkpoint in central Hama province, regime-run agency said. The suicide bomber has detonated his car near al-Batata checkpoint iى the Ismaili-dominated city of...

Syria's branch of al Qaeda, one of its most powerful Islamist rebel groups, called for an escalation in fighting against the government and its allies, adding to the dangers facing an agreement to halt fighting set to start on Saturday. The government and rebel groups have agreed...