The loss of Aleppo to Islamist rebels represents a stunning defeat for the Syrian regime, highlighting its dependence on enfeebled allies

An attack led by Hayat Tahrir-al-Sham has failed to establish permanent positions in Aleppo, the country’s General Command has said

Islamic State is back and it wants to revive a campaign of global terror. Strategists warn it once again has the following it needs to do so.

The United States on Friday carried out strikes against Iranian forces in Iraq and Syria in retaliation over a drone attack that killed three US soldiers in Jordan.

The action follows an attack on a Jordan base that killed three Americans

A high-ranking military official in Iran has issued a defiant statement as tensions between the Middle Eastern superpower and the West threaten to spill over.

Explosions have reportedly been heard near a US Consulate amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

The US military has attacked Iranian-backed militant groups in Iraq, hours after US personnel were injured in a drone strike on a US airbase there.

Paris (AFP) – France has issued an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, accused of complicity in crimes against humanity over chemical attacks in 2013, a judicial source and plaintiffs in the case said Wednesday.

President Joe Biden has ordered the US military to strike two facilities in eastern Syria

At least two civilians were killed when Russian air strikes hit an abandoned water pumping station in Syria's rebel-held northwest, rescuers said Wednesday, amid a recent uptick in attacks by Damascus ally Moscow.

Four other Syrian soldiers were also wounded in the attack.

The Arab League readmitted Syria on Sunday after more than a decade of suspension, consolidating a regional push to normalise ties with President Bashar al-Assad in a move criticised by Washington.

Attacks come amid sharply increased Israel-Palestinian tensions following Israeli raids this week on al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem

The Pentagon has said Iran-affiliated groups were targeted, while local sources claim civilian infrastructure was hit

Rescue crews pulled young children from collapsed buildings, as survivors wait for help rescuing loved ones

More than 1,750 people have been killed by two quakes in Türkiye

The tremor has left 5,385 injured and is the most powerful in decades, the Turkish president has said

The strikes came even as the United States aimed to respond to a draft agreement proposed by the European Union that would bring back the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran