A former Al Qaeda commander has seized power in Damascus, bringing great jubilation and relief to Washington, DC ...

In the northern Lebanon town of Chekka, Suheil Hamawi received a heartfelt welcome as he returned home Monday after ...

Sham, the radical group that overthrew the Assad regime in Syria, has its roots in the Sunni "nationalist jihadism" of the ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - As the commander of al Qaeda's franchise in the Syrian civil war, Abu Mohammed al-Golani was a shadowy ...

As the commander of al Qaeda's franchise in the Syrian civil war, Abu Mohammed al-Golani was a shadowy figure who kept out of ...

If you have a mental map of the Middle East, rip it up. The overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria by a coalition of ...

The EU welcomed Assad's ouster, but can it engage with the Islamist rebels? The bloc has called for an inclusive government, a peaceful transition and protection of all minorities in the war-torn ...

Islamic State in Somalia is headed by Abdulkadir Mumin, who formed the offshoot of Islamic State when he left the ...

Once an extremist who fought US troops in Iraq, rebel leader Abu Mohammed al Jolani now preaches pluralism and tolerance. Now ...

The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has left Iran and Russia on the outside, while Iran is accelerating its pursuit of a ...

Syrian pro-democracy moderates can’t shake off their memories of when al-Golani first rose to prominence in chaotic war-torn ...

Sham, the leading rebel force, must work to allay public fears that it will seek to replace Assadism with its own form of absolute rule.