Iraqi forces fight to take Mosul, car bomb in Baghdad kills 23 people
Islamic State (IS) militants captured an Iraqi police colonel and eight other officers on Monday after they ran out…
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Syria’s rebels launch offensive on Damascus gateway
Syrian rebels stormed a major road junction leading into the heart of Damascus on Tuesday as they launched an…
Syrian government officials to attend Geneva peace talks: Russia
Syrian government representatives will attend upcoming peace talks in Geneva, Russia's state RIA news agency…
Clashes in Syria’s capital after surprise rebel assault
Heavy clashes rocked eastern districts of the Syrian capital on Sunday as rebels and Islamist militants tried to…
Pentagon denies hitting Syria mosque, offers photo as proof
A US air strike in northern Syria did not hit a mosque, rather a nearby building with dozens of Al-Qaeda members…
Lebanon charges 18 with transferring $19mn to ISIS
A Lebanese military court on Friday charged 18 people, most of them Syrians, with transferring more than $19…
Syria’s rebels, families begin leaving Homs district in deal with government
Rebels and their families began leaving their last bastion in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday, state media and…
Trump is ready to fight after travel ban again blocked
President Donald Trump braced Thursday for a long legal battle over his ban on travel from six mainly-Muslim…
Syria’s army says it shot down Israeli jets
Syria's army high command said in a statement on Friday Israeli jets breached Syrian air space early in the…
US claims Syria’s air strike, denies targeting mosque where 46 killed
The US said it carried out an air strike in Syria against an Al-Qaeda meeting but denied deliberately targeting a…