Reporting by Mohamed Al Faris IDLIB (Zaman Al Wasl)- Rebel clerics have intensified efforts to defuse infighting between al-Qaeda syria’s wing and Syria's Revolutionaries Front in Idlib countryside. Dr. Huthaifa Azzam, one of mediators between...

(Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives votes on Wednesday on legislation to train and arm moderate Syrian rebels, but questions remain over whether it will give them the advanced weapons they say they need to defeat Islamic State militants. The vote is a test of support...

(Reuters)- Support for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL) increased after U.S. airstrikes began in Iraq and the militant group may take more hostages to try to force concessions from Washington, the FBI director told Congress on Wednesday. ISIS is "committed to...

By Tom Perry BEIRUT, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Islamic State has gone underground in its Syrian stronghold since President Barack Obama authorised U.S. air strikes on the group in Syria, disappearing from the streets, redeploying weapons and fighters,...