(Sky News)- Hundreds of men are reportedly missing in the Syrian city of Aleppo after government forces retook rebel areas. The men, aged mainly between 30 and 50, have not been heard from since they left their areas in the east of the city up to 10 days ago. Government forces have...

ISIS extremists have killed at least 49 members of Syrian government forces in 24 hours of fighting near the desert city of Palmyra, a monitor said Friday. They included 15 Syrian soldiers and allied fighters killed in a Friday morning ambush near the Mahr oil field, the Syrian Observatory...

With ISIS's "caliphate" seemingly nearing its downfall in Iraq, the country's security agencies are preparing for a different fight against the militants, shifting away from ground offensives to a focus on intelligence work, surgical airstrikes and a higher level of cooperation with the West....

The Russian military said on Friday it had helped more than 8,000 Syrian citizens flee parts of eastern Aleppo still controlled by rebels in the last 24 hours, including almost 3,000 children. The Russian military said in a statement that 14 rebels had also surrendered to Syrian government...