syria
Coalition: US, allies stage 17 air strikes against Islamic State
Middle East
May 3, 2015
Coalition: US, allies stage 17 air strikes against Islamic State
The United States and its allies staged 17 strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in a 24-hour…
Monitor: 52 civilians dead in coalition strikes in Syria
Middle East
May 2, 2015
Monitor: 52 civilians dead in coalition strikes in Syria
US-led air strikes targeting the Islamic State group killed at least 52 civilians in a village in northern Syria, a…
Monitor: Islamist fighters seize southern Syria crossing
Middle East
April 30, 2015
Monitor: Islamist fighters seize southern Syria crossing
The hardline Ahrar al-Sham group in Syria and other insurgents seized a crossing in the southwest frontier area near Israel…
Ideas Box brings oasis of learning to Syria child refugees
Life & Style
April 30, 2015
Ideas Box brings oasis of learning to Syria child refugees
The middle of a desert is not the kind of place you'd expect to be able to sit down with…
Monitor: Islamic State has killed over 2,000 off battlefield since June
Middle East
April 28, 2015
Monitor: Islamic State has killed over 2,000 off battlefield since June
Ultra-radical Islamic State insurgents have killed at least 2,154 people off the battlefield in Syria since the end of June…
Set to begin, US plan for Syrian rebels already mired in doubt
Middle East
April 27, 2015
Set to begin, US plan for Syrian rebels already mired in doubt
Hundreds of Syrian rebels are approaching the start of US training to battle Islamic State, without knowing whether or how…
Syrian TV says insurgents killed civilians after capturing town
Middle East
April 26, 2015
Syrian TV says insurgents killed civilians after capturing town
Syrian television said on Sunday that Islamist insurgents who seized a key northwestern town had since slaughtered civilians, but monitors…
IS bans Christian slogans, Madonna music
Egypt
April 25, 2015
IS bans Christian slogans, Madonna music
The Islamic State in Syria is preventing football fans from wearing T-shirts bearing slogans for the world's most popular football…
Monitor: Insurgents seize large parts of Syria’s Jisr al-Shughour
Middle East
April 25, 2015
Monitor: Insurgents seize large parts of Syria’s Jisr al-Shughour
Islamist insurgents including Al-Qaeda's wing in Syria Nusra Front on Saturday captured large parts of the northwestern Syrian town of…
UN aid chief urges Syria sanctions, Jolie pleads for refugee help
Middle East
April 24, 2015
UN aid chief urges Syria sanctions, Jolie pleads for refugee help
The United Nations aid chief urged the Security Council on Friday to impose an arms embargo and sanctions in Syria…