The pair were part of an Islamic State cell known as ‘the Beatles’ that held journalists and aid workers who were beheaded on camera.
Read the indictment against two ISIS militants charged in deaths of American hostages in Syria
Six years after the Islamic State beheaded American hostages on camera, two men have been charged in U.S. federal court for involvement in those deaths. Read the story.
US announces charges against ISIS members behind beheading of NH’s James Foley in Syria
The Justice Department unsealed charges Wednesday against two Islamic State militants from Britain, accusing them of carrying out a gruesome campaign of torture, beheadings and other acts of violence …
‘You can hear the bombing right now’: Trump claims a ceasefire in Syria is working – but the casualties pile up
A black cloud looms over Tal Tamr. Great plumes of smoke rise from burning tyres lit by fighters defending this town, in northeast Syria, as they try in vain to block the view of the Turkish aircraft …
Busy Damascus Cemetery Points to Higher Pandemic Death Toll in Syria
The sprawling Najha cemetery outside Damascus, resting place for thousands of dead from Syria’s wars, is struggling to cope with a surge in victims from the country’s latest conflict – the largely …
Giant refugee puppet to walk from Syria to UK in public art event
Co-production from The Jungle and War Horse teams aims to dramatise refugee children’s stories …
Iran Warns Against ‘Regional War’ As Armenia, Azerbaijan Fight Crosses Border
“Iran will not allow anyone to bring terrorists, whom we have fought for many years in Syria, to our border points under any pretext,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as conflict raged nearby between …
ISIS militants linked to killings of Western hostages in Syria to arrive in U.S. soon
Two members of a cell dubbed ‘the Beatles’ will be prosecuted in Virginia for their alleged participation in the beheadings of hostages.
Syria war: Car bomb kills 19 civilians in rebel-held town
At least 19 civilians have been killed in a car bomb attack in a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkish-backed rebels, first responders say. Another 80 people were wounded when the vehicle …
At least 14 killed in truck bomb explosion in Syria
An explosives-laden truck ignited Tuesday on a busy street in a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkey-backed opposition fighters, killing at least 14 people and wounding dozens, Turkey’s state-run …