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Fighters battle Houthis in Yemen's southern city of Aden

Heavy fighting erupted in southern Yemen near Aden airport on Friday when local militia attacked Shi'ite Houthi rebels in a push to drive them from the district, residents and fighters said. Saudi-led forces also made four air strikes on a military base near the airport, a source in the...

Scores killed in barrel bomb attacks on Aleppo: activists

The Syrian air force on Saturday extended its intense aerial campaign against rebel-held areas in the northern province of Aleppo, conducting a series of airstrikes that killed at least 57 people, activists said. Zaman al-Wasl reporter said at least 45 people, including women and children,...

U.S., allies target ISIS with 24 air strikes: statement

The U.S.-led coalition conducted 20 air strikes in Iraq and four in Syria targeting ISIS militants since early Thursday, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the air operations said. In Iraq, air strikes carried out using attack, fighter, bomber and drone aircraft struck near Baghdadi,...

ISIS claims Baghdad hotel bombings, 15 dead

ISIS claimed responsibility Friday for bombings outside two heavily fortified five-star hotels in the Iraqi capital that killed 15 people. In a statement, ISIS said a suicide bomber called Abu Qutaiba had parked a car outside the Ishtar hotel in central Baghdad late on Thursday before...