Middle East
U.N. ‘horrified’ by attacks on Syrian civilians
The death toll in Syrian government air strikes on a rebel-held town outside Damascus neared 100 on Monday, with UN officials expressing ...Syria regime air raids kill 70 civilians near Damascus
At least 70 people were killed Sunday in a string of Syrian government air strikes on a marketplace in Douma, a rebel-held ...17 Iraqi troops killed by IS militants near Fallujah
Islamic State militants launched an attack against government troops Sunday outside the militant-held city of Fallujah, killing at least 17 troops, officials ...Syria ceasefire ends, fighting resumes
A temporary ceasefire between warring parties in Syria collapsed on Saturday as negotiations failed to reach a more permanent agreement to end ...US hostage raped by top IS leader before death
US hostage Kayla Mueller was raped repeatedly by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed caliph of the Islamic State jihadist group, before her ...Al-Qaida leader pledges allegiance to new Taliban chief
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, in an online audio message, pledged allegiance to the new head of the Afghan Taliban in a ...Scores killed in Baghdad market truck bombing
At least 60 people were killed and 200 wounded in a blast on Thursday at a market in Baghdad\'s Sadr City district, ...Two-day ceasefire agreed in some Syrian towns
A 48-hour ceasefire has been agreed between Syrian insurgents, the army and the Lebanese Hezbollah group in the rebel-held town of Zabadani ...Turkish air strikes hit 17 Kurdish militant targets, military says
The Turkish military ratcheted up pressure on Kurdish militants with a fresh round of air strikes in the southeast of the country ...Gunmen target US consulate in Turkey
Turkey\'s largest city Istanbul was Monday shaken by twin attacks on the US consulate and a police station as tensions spiral amid ...




