Ekren, 42, allegedly taught women and children how to use firearms, grenades and suicide belts while leading an all-female militant battalion.
Kurdish-led forces says 121 died during Syria prison clash with Islamic State
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said on Monday 40 of their troops, 77 prison guards, and four civilians have died since the start of clashes with Islamic State militants who attacked a jail …
Kurdish-led forces says 121 died during Syria prison clash with Islamic State
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said on Monday 40 of their troops, 77 prison guards, and four civilians have died since the start of clashes with Islamic State militants who attacked a jail …
US-allied Syria force says it foiled major IS comeback plot
A U.S.-backed Kurdish-led force said Monday that a prison overrun by the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria was now fully under its control, thwarting a dangerous plot by the …
Syrian drug smuggling prompts new Jordanian border policies
Twenty-seven Syrians trying to smuggle drugs across the border into Jordan died in firefights with the Hashemite Kingdom’s forces, Jordan’s military spokesman announced on Thursday. The soldiers were …
Islamic State strikes from shadows in vulnerable Syria, Iraq
With a spectacular jail break in Syria and a deadly attack on an army barracks in Iraq, the Islamic State group was back in the headlines the past week, a reminder of a war that formally ended three …
Islamic State strikes from shadows in vulnerable Syria, Iraq
With a spectacular jail break in Syria and a deadly attack on an army barracks in Iraq, the Islamic State group was back in the headlines the past week, a reminder of a war that formally ended three …
South Korea to face Syria with World Cup berth in sight
South Korea’s World Cup qualification hopes remain in their own hands as they prepare to take on Syria in Dubai on Tuesday, knowing victory will secure their place in Qatar after celebrations were put …
South Korea to face Syria with World Cup berth in sight
South Korea’s World Cup qualification hopes remain in their own hands as they prepare to take on Syria in Dubai on Tuesday, knowing victory will secure their place in Qatar after celebrations were put …
Lebanon begins rebuilding with purchase of electricity from Jordan
To assist during its crippling energy crisis Lebanon has signed agreements to purchase electricity from Jordan transmitted via Syria …