When the Sunni extremists declared a caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria, their ranks swelled to about 30,000 fighters, according to estimates by the CIA. The recent airstrikes carried out by the U.S ...

Its defeat at Dabiq, long a mainstay of ISIS's propaganda, underscores the group's declining fortunes this year. Its defeat at Dabiq, long a mainstay of Islamic State's propaganda, underscores the ...

A top commander in Syria has warned that a resurgent ISIS is starting to take advantage of the chaotic fall of Bashar al ...

Standing before a cheering crowd in Damascus’ historic Umayyad Mosque, the broad and bearded Abu Mohammad al-Jolani declared a new chapter in Syria’s history. The leader of the rebellion that toppled ...

Fighters celebrate in Damascus' Omeyyad mosque after Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken the Syrian capital in a lightning offensive, in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 8, 2024. automation After a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mohammed al-Jolani, the Syrian rebel leader, is also known as Ahmed al-Sharaa - AFP The US has scrapped a $10 million (£7.9 ...

Islamic State-backed rebels killed 38 worshippers at a Catholic prayer vigil in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo at about 1 a.m. on Sunday (June 27) and five other people at a nearby village, ...