syria
Monitor: Dozens escape Islamic State-run jail in Syria
World
March 10, 2015
Monitor: Dozens escape Islamic State-run jail in Syria
About 95 captives, including Kurdish fighters, escaped from an Islamic State-run prison in northern Syria but most have been recaptured,…
Monitor: Air strike on Islamic State-run refinery in Syria kills 30
World
March 9, 2015
Monitor: Air strike on Islamic State-run refinery in Syria kills 30
A US-led coalition air strike in Syria hit an oil refinery run by the Islamic State militant group near the…
Islamic State presents former Catholic school student as newest member
Egypt
March 8, 2015
Islamic State presents former Catholic school student as newest member
A French man has appeared in a video posted by the Islamic State speaking about the story behind his conversion…
Gunmen kill more than 12 Islamic State militants in eastern Syria
World
March 8, 2015
Gunmen kill more than 12 Islamic State militants in eastern Syria
Unidentified gunmen attacked Islamic State militants in the eastern Syrian town of al-Mayadin overnight, killing more than 12, the latest…
State media, monitor: Syrian army kills Islamic State commander
World
March 7, 2015
State media, monitor: Syrian army kills Islamic State commander
The Syrian air force has killed an Islamic State commander in an air strike in central Syria, Syrian state media…
England accuses Assad’s regime of purchasing oil from IS
Egypt
March 7, 2015
England accuses Assad’s regime of purchasing oil from IS
England has accused the Syrian government of purchasing oil shipments from the Islamic State group via mediators and considers its…
Syria to West: Accept that Assad is here to stay
World
March 7, 2015
Syria to West: Accept that Assad is here to stay
Syria's envoy to the United Nations says it's time for the United States and other Western powers to accept that…
Syrian Kurds see deeper coordination with US-led alliance
World
March 4, 2015
Syrian Kurds see deeper coordination with US-led alliance
Kurdish forces in Syria say deepening military coordination with the United States and its allies has helped them make rapid…
Insight: Syria’s Nusra Front may leave Al-Qaeda to form new entity
World
March 4, 2015
Insight: Syria’s Nusra Front may leave Al-Qaeda to form new entity
Leaders of Syria's Nusra Front are considering cutting their links with Al-Qaeda to form a new entity backed by some…
Media: CCTV shows British schoolgirls at Istanbul bus station on way to Syria
World
March 1, 2015
Media: CCTV shows British schoolgirls at Istanbul bus station on way to Syria
Security footage appears to show three British schoolgirls, believed to be on their way to join Islamic State militants, waiting…