Syria

The Islamic State (IS) militants have launched a "violent" attack on predominantly Kurdish city of Ras al-Ayn in Syria near Turkish borders, Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Wednesday. Intense clashes have been…

The Islamic State (IS) militants Monday kidnapped 56 Syrian Christians of Assyrian minority in Al-Hasakah province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Assyrians were abducted from the town of Tal Shamiram in the…

At least 43 people were killed in an airstrike by the Syrian army on the outskirts of the northeastern town of Tel Hamis, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said Wednesday. SOHR director Rami Abdel Rahman said he expected the…

Pro-government militia Popular Resistance killed 14 Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Syria's Deir al-Zour province, media reported Wednesday. The IS terrorists were killed in the towns of Ashara and Swaidan in Deir al-Zour Tuesday, Xinhua…