The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State militants with a fresh round of 14 air strikes in Syria and Iraq on Monday, the U.S. military said in a statement. In Iraq, eight air strikes near three cities hit three Islamic State tactical units, an improvised...

Turkish authorities arrested a suspected Islamic State militant on Tuesday for allegedly planning a suicide attack on the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul, Dogan news agency said. The suspected militant was of Syrian origin and was detained in Kahramanmaras, a province near the Syrian...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 30 people have been killed in Syrian and Russian air strikes on rebel-held areas  in northern provinces of Idlib and Aleppo , a monitor said Tuesday. The Syrian Network for Human Rights said at least 20 people, including 5 women, have been killed in...

France has used cruise missiles for the first time against the Islamic State during strikes in Iraq on Tuesday, the Defense Ministry said. SCALP long-range missiles were launched from French fighter jets based in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan as part of a bombing raid that...