Assad faces opposition from western powers in request to create allied front against IS Bashar Al-Assad is facing a unique dilemma in being excluded from a unified world front as his country battles Islamic State attacks, shortly after he himself was a target of the West.
The United Nations announced the capture of 43 UNDOF troops in the Golan Heights. They confirmed as well that 81 UNDOF troops have been surrounded and demand the immediate release of all troops.
Islamic State militants could have anti-aircraft weaponry U. S. President Barack Obama has a tough decision in front of him when deciding on whether or not to ramp up air strikes against the Islamic State.
Syrian media has offered little coverage of the air base siege The Islamic State militant group have executed Syrian soldiers and taken hostages after taking control of an air base in the Raqqa region of Syria over the weekend.
The drones will monitor the actions of the Islamic State U. S. President Barack Obama has given the go-ahead to start drone surveillance over Syria in an effort to keep an eye on the Islamic State, which would also make it easier for possible airstrikes.
Relatives of James Foley, the American journalist who was killed by Islamic State militants last week, released a heartfelt letter that their son sent them while he was still alive and living in captivity in Syria.
In this week's Threat Level Thursday we get another dose of Edward Snowden, see emails getting safer, which mobile operating system trumps the other in keeping the baddies out, and the Air Force joining the cyber fight.
After catching heat over recent remarks criticizing President Barack Obama's foreign policy, Hillary Clinton called the president to patch things up and is hoping that the two can move forward by "hugging it out."
The site believed to be the burial location of Jonah, who is known in Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions as being swallowed by a whale before becoming a prophet for God, was reportedly desecrated after Islamic extremists planted explosives around the tomb.
Syrian President Bashar Assad will remain in power for another seven-year term in the middle of a devastating 3-year-old secatarian war being that the controversial leader was re-elected in a landslide victory, officials annouced on Wednesday.
During President Obama's commencement speech at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Wednesday, he laid out his vision for foreign policy to combat the "diffuse threat" of terrorism across the globe.
A group of chemical weapons inspectors were attacked in Syria, but no team members were harmed. A group of chemical weapons experts in Syria were attacked Tuesday, but none of the members of the team were harmed.
