The U.S. and Turkey are forging an alliance of convenience to deal with the Syrian crisis, cooperating to create a zone free of militants despite sharp disagreements over the role of Kurdish fighters. After several months of criticism that it was not doing enough to fight militants from ISIS,...

Nour el-Din al-Zinki movement has thwarted an attack launched by Syrian forces and allied militias on Salahuddin neighborhood in northern city of Aleppo, killing 17 soldiers, the rebel group said in statement posted online Thursday. The Islamist movement said it repelled regime army in...

Aleppo's moderate rebels backed by U.S.led air strikes have made a progress in the northern countryside against ISIS fighters after fierce fighting, activists said on Thursday. Zaman al-Wasl reporter said rebels had taken 5 checkpoints from ISIS in Om Housh and Om Qura villages, taking...

Turkey will deploy thermal cameras and horse-back patrols to heighten security around key oil and gas pipelines as Kurdish militant attacks increase, in a bid to safeguard energy supplies in the import-dependent country, energy officials said. Tighter security around energy...