The United States on Sunday launched a new wave of air raids against Al-Qaeda in Yemen, as extremists fled from towns being targeted to mountainous areas, security sources said. At least five early morning raids hit targets linked to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in the southern...

(The Daily Mail)- A two-month-old baby is being treated in hospital for possible exposure to chemical weapons after an attack in Mosul thought to have been carried out by ISIS. The baby is one of 12 people, including women and children, who have been treated since March 1 after the...

(The Straits Times)- Atop the ruins of Syria's famed Palmyra theatre, recently recaptured from the Islamic State group (ISIS), teenage musician Angel Dayoub sings an old Arabic favourite: "We're coming back, oh love, we're coming back." The 15-year-old's voice floats over the ancient Roman...

Syrian farmers near the Euphrates river are terrified the Islamic State group will literally open the floodgates to defend its stronghold Raqa, drowning their tiny villages in the process. Water levels of the Euphrates, which snakes down through northern Syria and east into Iraq, have shot...