The jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has taken most of the town of al-Bab in Syria's Aleppo province after fighting with rebels, an NGO said Monday. The advance by the group in the country's turbulent north comes after 10 days of fighting pitting...

Russia blocked a British-drafted UN Security Council statement condemning the Syrian government attacks on the city of Aleppo, diplomats said. It was the second time in a month that Russia objected to a western bid to slam President Bashar al-Assad's air assault against Syria's biggest...

Bashar al-Assad's forces launched an airstrike on a civilian neighborhood on Tuesday, killing dozens of people. Photos by Bassam Khabieh/Reuters

Al Mujahideen Army and other rebel groups have not controlled the main headquarters of the Islamic State of Iraq and The Levant (ISIL) in Kadi Askar in Aleppo, Zaman Alwasl reporter said. The reporter assured that fierce clashes took place today between Al...