Syria

Yemen al Qaeda leader criticizes IS beheadings as un-Islamic

A senior leader of al Qaeda in Yemen has criticized beheadings by Islamic State (IS) fighters as un-...

Dec 09, 2014 07:31 AM EST

Syria calls for U.N. sanctions on Israel over air strikes

Syria asked the United Nations Security Council on Monday to impose sanctions on neighboring Israel,...

Dec 09, 2014 06:14 AM EST

World's children paying price for political rifts: TRFN

Divisions among the veto-wielding powers of the U.N. Security Council are harming the world's childr...

Dec 08, 2014 08:03 PM EST

Obama nominates Ashton Carter for Pentagon chief

President Barack Obama on Friday nominated veteran defense expert Ashton Carter as his defense secre...

Dec 06, 2014 09:32 PM EST

German man jailed for almost four years for joining IS

A 20-year-old German man was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison on Friday after he a...

Dec 06, 2014 03:19 AM EST

Assad says Syria war will be long, difficult: Paris Match

Syria's conflict will be long and difficult and its army cannot be everywhere at once, President Bas...

Dec 04, 2014 09:51 AM EST

Lebanon detains wife of Islamic State leader

The Lebanese army detained a wife and daughter of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as they ...

Dec 02, 2014 06:56 AM EST

Obama considering Ashton Carter, others for next defense secretary

President Barack Obama is considering a variety of high-profile figures as his candidate to be the n...

Dec 01, 2014 06:56 PM EST

Jail term of over four years sought for German Islamic State suspect

A state prosecutor on Friday demanded a prison term of over four years for a 20-year-old German man ...

Nov 30, 2014 12:54 AM EST

Bulgaria charges radical imam, six others with supporting Islamic State

A Bulgarian imam and six others detained during a special operation by security forces earlier this ...

Nov 26, 2014 08:29 PM EST

Turkey, U.S. ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain

Turkey and the United States smoothed over some differences in the fight against Islamic State durin...

Nov 24, 2014 11:00 PM EST

Hagel, under pressure, resigns as U.S. defense secretary

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned on Monday, leaving under pressure as President Barack Ob...

Nov 24, 2014 09:21 PM EST

U.S. pledges $135 million in additional Syria aid after U.N. warnings

The United States pledged an additional $135 million in aid for the victims of the Syrian war on Sat...

Nov 22, 2014 08:50 PM EST

Egypt says it detains Nusra fighter returning from Syria

Egypt's interior ministry said on Wednesday it had arrested an Egyptian militant who had returned fr...

Nov 20, 2014 02:39 AM EST

Germany arrests suspected IS supporters, raid properties

Police arrested nine men suspected of supporting militant groups in Syria and raided numerous proper...

Nov 13, 2014 09:04 AM EST

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