
As part of their recent focus on the most vulnerable targets, Islamic State militants shelled a school in eastern Syria on Tuesday morning, killing at least nine schoolgirls and wounding another 20 people. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.22 Dec 2015, 3:32 AM PST0

The Russian air force is carrying out increased airstrikes to aid a Syrian military campaign aimed at devastating rebel positions along the Syria-Turkey border, an official from Syria’s Ministry of Information told Breitbart Jerusalem.
by Aaron Klein and Ali Waked1 Dec 2015, 11:42 AM PST0

Fighting has erupted between allegedly allied anti-Islamic State groups in Aleppo, Syria, killing over 20 people in the past two days.
by Mary Chastain30 Nov 2015, 10:39 AM PST0

It took a knock on the door in the dead of night and a hair-raising journey through territory held by al-Qaeda militants to end 3,000 years of Jewish history in northern Syria.
by Breitbart Jerusalem24 Nov 2015, 10:03 AM PST0

JERUSALEM – Breitbart Jerusalem has obtained exclusive images of what jihadists say was an ISIS training camp in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
by Aaron Klein and Ali Waked20 Nov 2015, 3:44 AM PST0

Contents: US Navy to challenge China in the South China Sea today; What was the purpose of Russia’s Caspian Sea cruise missile attack on Syria?; Insurers taking increasingly risky investment bets
by John J. Xenakis27 Oct 2015, 6:12 AM PST0

Syrian civilians have accused the Russian military of dropping “cluster bombs” while supporting the Bashar al-Assad regime’s offensive in northern Syria’s Aleppo province.
by Edwin Mora26 Oct 2015, 8:12 PM PST0

The latest offensive on Aleppo, Syria, could trigger another refugee wave into Europe. The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that thousands already fled the city.
by Mary Chastain20 Oct 2015, 9:49 AM PST0

Western diplomats believe the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) could gather more land in Syria as a result of the latest Russian and Iranian offensive.
by Mary Chastain19 Oct 2015, 5:40 AM PST0

In the face of heavy Russian airstrikes, a number of ISIS militants have reportedly fled to Turkey from Syria by shaving off their beards and dressing as women to pass unnoticed.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.17 Oct 2015, 6:44 AM PST0

Iranian troops, allied Hezbollah fighters, and Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s army have reportedly joined forces to launch a ground offensive, backed by Russian airstrikes, to seize key areas from rebels in Syria.
by Edwin Mora14 Oct 2015, 8:57 PM PST0

The Archbishop of Aleppo has called on the West to act to save Syria from the “fundamentalist, jihadist mercenaries” who threaten his country, “killing anyone who would speak of freedom, citizenship, religious freedom and democracy.”
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.14 Oct 2015, 9:41 AM PST0

General Qasem Soleimani, who heads Iran’s Quds Force—the Iranian special forces unit designated with spreading the Tehran regime’s caliphatist revolution worldwide—has now arrived in Syria along with thousands of Iranian troops, according to reports.
by Jordan Schachtel13 Oct 2015, 10:05 PM PST0

To respond to Russia’s military campaign in Syria, first, we have to be realistic about the facts on the ground. Iraq and Syria, for all practical purposes, are failed states.
by Admiral James A. "Ace" Lyons8 Oct 2015, 8:18 AM PST0

In a clip released Tuesday by Kremlin propaganda outlet Russia Today, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused Europe of “not dealing with the crisis” as thousands of refugees flee the war-torn country.
by Mary Chastain15 Sep 2015, 8:26 PM PST0

Contents: Russia opens a dangerous new chapter in Syria and the Mideast; ‘Putin’s Plan’ for Russia and Syria; How is Vladimir Putin different from Ronald Reagan?; Choosing the lesser of two evils
by John J. Xenakis13 Sep 2015, 7:42 AM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has reportedly been accused by a rival Syrian insurgent commander of using “toxic gases” while shelling the rebel-held town of Marea in northern Aleppo province, about 12 miles from the Turkish border.
by Edwin Mora29 Aug 2015, 7:00 AM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) published pictures of jihadists destroying ancient statues in Palmyra, Syria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The terrorist group previously promised not to touch the historical landmarks.
by Mary Chastain3 Jul 2015, 7:52 AM PST0

Contents: Syrian Kurd militias deal a heavy blow to ISIS; Turkey’s support splits between Kurds and ISIS; US support for Kurds further alienates Saudi Arabia; Understanding men’s moustaches in Turkey
by John J. Xenakis24 Jun 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

Contents: Burundi’s Hutu government in violent crackdown on Tutsi protesters; Obama planning additional troop deployment to Iraq in new escalation; US-supported rebels capture key Assad regime army base in Syria
by John J. Xenakis10 Jun 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

The Bashar al-Assad regime launched airstrikes to help its purported enemy the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) advance in and around Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, the U.S. Embassy in Syria wrote on its official Twitter account.
by Edwin Mora3 Jun 2015, 7:14 PM PST0

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) claims it has access to nuclear weapons through the nation of Pakistan, according to an article by longtime ISIS captive John Cantlie in the latest issue of their official magazine, Dabiq.
by Mary Chastain22 May 2015, 9:47 PM PST0

Christians in Aleppo, Syria, are currently facing some of the most intense fighting since the civil war broke out in 2011. Archbishop Jean-Clément Jeanbart spoke out following Easter attacks on Christians, warning the world Christianity in Syria “could disappear.”
by Mary Chastain29 Apr 2015, 2:54 PM PST0

At least 45 female jihadists appeared in a training video at Saint Simeon Stylites, which is the world’s oldest Byzantine church, near Aleppo, Syria. The women are demanding equality with men on the battlefield.
by Mary Chastain12 Apr 2015, 8:24 PM PST0

Islamic State leaders have released a document listing a number of crimes and their appropriate punishments under Sharia law. The list applies to the Aleppo province of Syria, but IS has been enforcing the barbaric rules across the whole of
by Donna Rachel Edmunds8 Apr 2015, 6:59 AM PST0