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'Rebranded' terror group seeks to recruit those alienated by Damascus government's western pivot ...

In Australia, the attempted return of people with alleged links to the Islamic State has raised questions about who bears responsibility for nationals who traveled overseas to join the Islamic State.

Barnaby Joyce has made cutting comments about the 11 women hoping to return home after fleeing Australia to join ISIS in Syria ...

"With the valued assistance of the ICRC, 25 government fighters and 61 Druze fighters were exchanged yesterday in a smooth and orderly process," U.S. Ambassador Tom Barrack said ...

China's initial investments in Syria's post-war reconstruction could pose serious security risks for the region, advocates say, even as Damascus increasingly turns to the U.S. and Saudi Arabia for its most expensive projects.

Murderous governments and armed groups always considered reporters like Marie Colvin a nuisance - now they see them as legitimate targets, says war correspondent Janine di Giovanni ...

In a separate report, Sana news agency says Israeli forces also kidnapped a man from the southwestern province.

Official says relatives of ISIL escaped from al-Hol following the SDF's withdrawal from the camp last month.

The political rhetoric surrounding the Australian women and children seeking to return from Syria ignores this fundamental principle ...