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The Lebanese army and Islamist militants clashed on Wednesday despite a 24-hour ceasefire agreed to end five days of fighting…

Lebanese troops battled jihadists on the Syrian border on Monday in a third day of clashes, further engulfing the divided…

A fierce battle between Syrian Kurds and Islamic State jihadists has killed nearly 50 fighters from both sides as the…

The Western-backed National Coalition of Syrian opposition members said on Tuesday it had voted to force out its "interim government"…

Hezbollah and the Syrian branch of al Qaeda have fought a deadly five-day battle in Syria near the border with…

The Syrian National Coalition, the main exiled opposition group seeking the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, on Wednesday elected Saudi-based Syrian…

The operation to transfer Syrian chemical weapons from a Danish freighter to a US military ship ahead of their destruction…

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has appointed Prince Khaled bin Bandar as head of intelligence three months after his predecessor, who…

Militant Islamist fighters held a parade in Syria's northern Raqqa province to celebrate their declaration of an Islamic "caliphate" after…

Photograph and satellite imagery indicate that Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) insurgents have carried out mass executions…