An estimated 6,000-10,000 fighters are operating under the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group in Iraq and Syria, the UN’s counter-terrorism chief said Wednesday.  Speaking at a UN Security Council briefing, Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism...

A building collapse in northwest Syria has killed a woman and three of her children, while her husband and three other children survived, the opposition Syrian Civil Defence group said. The collapse of the building on Wednesday night on the southern edge of the city of Idlib came as...

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat heads to Moscow on Wednesday to try to defuse tensions raised by Russia's military buildup near Ukraine, warning that an invasion would bring “massive consequences for all involved.” “Russia has a choice here. We strongly encourage them to...

At least one child has been killed and three injured by the Asayish, the Syrian Kurdish Autonomous Administration’s police force, who opened fire in al-Hol camp yesterday, Amnesty International has confirmed. Three women were injured as well. The Asayish, which controls the sprawling camp...