(Reuters) - In rebel-held areas of Aleppo, lightly armed policemen face thieves equipped with anti-aircraft guns on the ground and Syrian air force bombardment from the sky. General Adib al-Shallaf, the head of the Western-backed police force, says the Syrian government has tried to...

(Reuters) - Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria posted a video on Friday that appeared to show the beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning, triggering condemnation by the British and U.S. governments. The footage on YouTube, highlighted on pro-Islamic State Twitter...

Reporting by Abdullah Al Ghadawi; Editing by Dani Murad (Zaman Al Wasl)- Despite Washington's official statements that the goal of the international coalitions strikes in Syria, is to defeat “Islamic State” without helping Assad's government, but since the bombing...

US and French defense chiefs discussed the possibility of France taking part in the American-led air war against Islamic State jihadists in Syria, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said. But his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian, would not confirm or deny that the subject came...