Syria

Family of drowned toddler repeatedly displaced in Syria: journalist

BEIRUT: The family of toddler Aylan whose lifeless body washed ashore on a Turkish beach… Read More

Islamic State executes at least 90 in month: monitor

BEIRUT: The Islamic State jihadist group has executed more than 90 people, a third of… Read More

US teen jailed more than 11 years for Islamic State conviction

A tech-savvy US teenager from Virginia was sentenced to 11 years and four months in… Read More

Charity organization files case against Phantom producers

MUMBAI: Producers of Bollywood flick Phantom are being served a legal notice from an international… Read More

France train gunman ‘dumbfounded’ by terrorism allegations

PARIS: A heavily-armed gunman previously flagged by intelligence services who was overpowered by passengers in… Read More

IS beheads elderly ex-antiquities chief in Syria’s Palmyra

BEIRUT: The Islamic State group has beheaded the 82-year-old retired chief archaeologist of Palmyra, who… Read More

UN adopts resolution setting up Syria chemical weapons probe

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council voted unanimously Friday to set up a panel to… Read More

Syria mosque blast kills 25 Al-Nusra fighters: monitor

BEIRUT, LEBANON: An explosion in a mosque in northern Syria killed 25 members of Al-Qaeda's… Read More

IS destroys statue outside Syria's Palmyra museum

BEIRUT: Islamic State group jihadists have destroyed a famous statue of a lion outside the… Read More

Syrian rebels execute 18 Islamic State fighters

BEIRUT, LEBANON: A Syrian rebel group operating around Damascus has executed 18 alleged members of… Read More

Islamic State beheads female civilians for first time in Syria: monitor

BEIRUT: The hardline Islamic State group has beheaded two women in Syria, the first time… Read More

Islamic State beheads two Syrian women over charges of sorcery

In a first of its kind, the Islamic State beheaded two Syrian women for practicing… Read More

France attacker’s selfie was sent to Syria: legal source

PARIS: The gruesome "selfie" taken by the man suspected of beheading his boss during an… Read More

IS executes over 3,000 in Syria in year-long ‘caliphate’: monitor

BEIRUT: The Islamic State group has executed more than 3,000 people in Syria, including hundreds… Read More

Frenchwoman’s three months with IS in Raqa

GAZIANTEP: She wanted to move to a land where "the laws of Allah apply" but… Read More

Police fear UK family has crossed into Syria

LONDON: Concern grew Wednesday for 12 family members from England suspected of travelling to join… Read More

U.S. accuses Syria of backing Islamic State’s Aleppo advance

BEIRUT: The United States has accused the Syrian military of carrying out air strikes to… Read More

Islamic State pushes back rival Syria insurgents near Turkey

BEIRUT: Islamic State fighters advanced against rival insurgents in northern Syria on Sunday, capturing areas… Read More

U.S-trained Tajik special forces commander defects to Islamic State

Col. Gulmurod Khalimov, who commanded Tajik Interior Ministry's elite forces, joined the ranks of Islamic… Read More

Islamic State shoots dead 20 at Palmyra amphitheatre: monitor

BEIRUT: Islamic State militants shot dead around 20 men inside an ancient amphitheatre in the… Read More