Kurdish-led Northeast Syria urges IS repatriations amid unrest
The SDF has operated several detention camps holding suspected ISIS members and their families [Getty] The Kurdish-led Autonomous…
Pope Leo XIV praises forgiveness at Vatican vigil with mother of slain US journalist Foley
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday praised the willingness to forgive after the mother of slain…
Iraqi officials begin excavation of mass grave near Mosul
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi officials have begun the excavation of what is believed to be a mass…
Trial begins for suspects in 2024 Moscow concert hall attack that killed 149 people
MOSCOW (AP) — A trial began Monday under tight security for 19 defendants accused of involvement in last…
UN experts warn of IS, al-Qaeda’s Africa threats, risks in Syria
The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaeda extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa,…
Joint US-Syria operation kills IS leader in northern Syria
Despite its territorial defeat in 2019, IS still operates cells and carries out attacks in Syria [Getty] US…
Sweden tries sole surviving jihadist over Jordan pilot burnt to death
A jihadist, jailed over the Paris and Brussels attacks in 2015 and 2016, goes on trial in Stockholm…
Syrian govt, Kurdish officials visit notorious prison camp
A Syrian government delegation visited a notorious camp in the Kurdish-administered northeast that hosts families of suspected Islamic…
US to withdraw 600 troops from Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will withdraw about 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to work…
Families of Syrians who disappeared during its civil war say the search must go on
DARAA, Syria (AP) — Family members of Syrians who disappeared in the country’s 14-year civil war gathered in…
US renews travel warning to Syria citing ‘possible attack’
Syria has been ravaged by a 14-year conflict and the risk of terrorist attacks remains high [Getty/archive photo]…
Via porn, gore and ultra-violence, extremist groups are sinking hooks online into the very young
PARIS (AP) — After his arrest, the boy’s mother was stunned to discover that her 12-year-old had been…