syria
Islamic State media outlet confirms death of ‘Jihadi John’: SITE
Middle East
January 20, 2016
Islamic State media outlet confirms death of ‘Jihadi John’: SITE
A media outlet associated with Islamic State on Tuesday released a eulogy for "Jihadi John", a member of the militant…
Fighting between Syrian army, Islamic State kills scores: monitoring group
Middle East
January 19, 2016
Fighting between Syrian army, Islamic State kills scores: monitoring group
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights group said scores of Syrian government forces have been killed in three days of…
World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016
Health & Fitness
January 18, 2016
World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016
An official says the World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016, after containing outbreaks in conflict-ridden Syria, Iraq…
Islamic State’s double standards sow growing disillusion
Middle East
January 18, 2016
Islamic State’s double standards sow growing disillusion
Mohammed Saad, a Syrian activist, was imprisoned by the Islamic State group, hung by his arms and beaten regularly. Then…
US man arrested for seeking to join IS in Syria
World
January 17, 2016
US man arrested for seeking to join IS in Syria
A US man was arrested for attempting to fly to Syria to join the Islamic State jihadist group, while an…
IS abducts more than 400 civilians in east Syria: monitor
Middle East
January 17, 2016
IS abducts more than 400 civilians in east Syria: monitor
The Islamic State group abducted at least 400 civilians including women and children after capturing new territory in an assault…
Syria says IS group killed 300 in attacks in country’s east
Middle East
January 17, 2016
Syria says IS group killed 300 in attacks in country’s east
Syria's government said Sunday that Islamic State militants slaughtered 300 people in an "appalling massacre" committed in the eastern city…
IS attack on Syria’s Deir Ezzor kills 35 regime fighters: monitor
Middle East
January 16, 2016
IS attack on Syria’s Deir Ezzor kills 35 regime fighters: monitor
At least 35 Syrian soldiers and pro-regime militiamen were killed on Saturday in a multi-front attack by the Islamic State…
600 British jihadists stopped from entering Syria: Hammond
Middle East
January 16, 2016
600 British jihadists stopped from entering Syria: Hammond
Some 600 Britons have been stopped from going to Syria to try to join Islamic State and other jihadist groups,…
UNICEF confirms severe malnutrition in Syria’s besieged Madaya
Middle East
January 15, 2016
UNICEF confirms severe malnutrition in Syria’s besieged Madaya
UN children's fund UNICEF on Friday confirmed cases of severe malnutrition among children in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya,…