AMMAN, JORDANIE, Kamal Taha- As US-led warplanes pound jihadists in Iraq, prominent Sunni exiles say that empowering their marginalised minority will be more important than bombs and missiles in...

WASHINGTON, US- The Islamic State jihadist group released a video Monday showing a British hostage apparently in Kobane, in a bid to disprove that it was losing the battle for the disputed Syrian...

TRIPOLI, LEBANON, Omar Ibrahim- Thousands of civilians fled their homes Sunday in a battered district of northern Lebanon's Tripoli, taking advantage of an informal truce in fighting between the army...

ARBIL, IRAQ- Iraqi Kurdish forces on Saturday retook the northern town of Zumar from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists after weeks of fighting, a senior officer said. "After clashes that began this...

CAIRO, EGYPT, Tony Gamal-Gabriel- Egypt imposed a state of emergency Saturday across parts of the Sinai Peninsula as the military pounded suspected jihadists after a suicide car bombing there killed...

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Syria's Kurds reacted coolly Friday to the prospect of hundreds of rebel fighters joining their defence of the border town of Kobane, suggesting they should focus on fighting...

MURSITPINAR, TURKEY, Fulya Ozerkan with Mohamad Ali Harissi in Beirut, US-led air strikes in Syria were reported Thursday to have killed more than 500 jihadists in a month, as Kurdish fighters...

WASHINGTON, US- Kuwait will host international talks next week aimed at finding ways to undermine the slick online campaign attracting foreign fighters to the ranks of Islamic militants battling in...

ARBIL, IRAQ, Abdel Hamid Zebari- Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers agreed Wednesday to send much-needed reinforcements to fellow Kurds battling to stop the key Syrian border town of Kobane from falling into...