Russia's military on Monday released drone footage showing more destruction of treasured monuments by the Islamic State in Syria's Palmyra since jihadists recaptured the UNESCO World Heritage Site...
The head of Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement on Sunday urged the government to coordinate with Damascus to help refugees to return now that "large areas" of Syria are "safe". In a televised...
British Defence Minister Michael Fallon said Saturday in Iraq that he expected to see the Islamic State group expelled from the country's major towns by the end of 2017. "We expect to see Daesh (IS)...
Representatives from Russia, Turkey and Iran have kicked off a technical meeting in Kazakhstan's capital Astana to discuss details of the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire agreement. The meeting...
Syrian government forces took back control of an area near Damascus that provides most of the capital's water supplies after reaching a deal for rebel fighters to withdraw, pro-government media and a...
Residents of Damascus have been struggling with water shortages for weeks The Syrian military says it has regained Damascus's main water source from rebels. Water shortages have affected more than...
She's the 7-year-old Syrian girl who brought the plight of people living in eastern Aleppo to the world and now she's asking US President Donald Trump to help save her friends. In a new video sent to...
Iraqi troops have made swift advances through the city in recent days The Iraqi army says it is preparing military operations to retake western Mosul, the last urban stronghold in Iraq of so-called...
The Iraqi army says it has recaptured all of eastern Mosul from the so-called Islamic State (IS). Counter-terror chief Talib Shaghati told reporters the army had taken control of the eastern bank of...
Iraqi special forces have taken full control of a strategic university in eastern Mosul, according to senior commanders, the latest advance in a major push to drive ISIL out of its last urban...
Two "dangerous terrorists", including an explosive-belt maker, were shot and killed in Saudi Arabia during a security operation in the capital Riyadh on Saturday. The Saudi state news agency SPA,...
At least nine people are reported killed and 25 others wounded in a car bomb attack on Syrian government-held coastal town of Jableh, state media reported. Thursday's attack in the Latakia province...
A BBC sketch satirising British women who have left to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group has attracted controversy and praise alike online. The...
ISIL has claimed responsibility for the attack on a nightclub in Istanbul that killed 39 people on New Year's Eve. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group released...
At least 33 people were killed and 48 wounded in a car bomb attack on a busy square in Baghdad's sprawling Sadr City district, police and medical sources said. There was no immediate claim of...
The explosions happened one after another in the busy al-Sinak market. More than 50 people were injured. Police said a roadside bomb exploded near a car spare parts shop, then a suicide bomber...
At least 28 people have died in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in a double bombing claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS). The explosions happened one after another in the busy al-Sinak market. More...
I want to praise you for your role in the Syrian issues especially the liberation of Aleppo. For the first time in four years, Christians in Aleppo celebrated Christmas and that was achieved through...
Russia has called a US decision to ease restrictions on arming Syrian opposition groups a "hostile act" that would directly threaten Russian military forces in Syria. Maria Zakharova, Russian foreign...
Separate bombings in and around Baghdad have killed at least 11 civilians and wounded 34 others, according to Iraqi officials. The deadliest attacks took place in the southeastern Nahrawan district...
