(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian activists and state-owned media are saying that several mortar shells hit near the Russian Embassy in Damascus, but no injuries were recorded, AP reported. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 10 shells struck in the vicinity of the...

The United States and its allies carried out 14 airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq Tuesday, said a U.S. military statement Wednesday that reported no air raids against the militant group in Syria. The attacks in Iraq hit ISIS fighters, weapons and equipment near six cities, including Ramadi...

The parents of the first Russian soldier to die in Syria are demanding a repeat autopsy, the Novaya Gazeta newspaper reported on Wednesday, a day after they said they doubted the military's account that their 19-year-old son had hanged himself. The body of Vadim Kostenko, the first Russian...

Turkish police detained about 30 people on Tuesday in a raid against suspected ISIS militants in the central city of Konya, Dogan News Agency reported. The sweep comes a day after police launched a series of operations against ISIS groups, including a raid on more than a dozen houses in the...