The couple is being remembered for their “openness to new people and places” and their “quest for a better understanding of the world. “ Continue reading →

Syrian rebels backed by the U.S. are believed to be holding nearly 600 men from 47 countries who are accused of being Islamic State members. Continue reading →

Israel and Jordan say they killed several Islamic State fighters in separate incidents at their respective borders, after the militants were driven out of hiding by Syria. Continue reading →

Syrian journalist Marwan Hisham’s stories and images are the basis of ‘Brothers of the Gun: A Memoir of the Syrian War,’ co-authored with journalist and artist Molly Crabapple. Continue reading →

The older brother of the gunman responsible for one of Toronto’s worst mass shootings was facing drug and weapons charges when he went into a coma last year. Continue reading →

The mass shooting in Toronto that killed two young girls and injured another 13 has reignited debate about handgun control in Canada. Continue reading →

Islamic State militants killed scores of people in a series of attacks on government-held parts of southwestern Syria on Wednesday, including multiple suicide blasts in Sweida city, official sources said. Continue reading →

The statement issued Wednesday by Amaq, an ISIS mouthpiece, provided no evidence the terrorist group was linked to Sunday’s shooting that killed two and wounded 13. Continue reading →

Russian and Syrian jets stepped up their bombing of an Islamic State bastion along the Jordan-Israel border in southwestern Syria, diplomatic and opposition sources said. Continue reading →

Eleven children are among 26 Syrian civilians killed by Russian air strikes on Islamic State territory in the southwestern province of Daraa, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.  Continue reading →