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A trusted member of Baghdadi's inner circle turned against him and led US commandos to the Islamic State leader's hideout
The mole, whose nationality is not yet known, was so ensconced in Baghdadi's inner circle that he w…
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes
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ISIS's brutal leader was killed by US Delta Force soldiers. Here's how the elite raid on Baghdadi went down.
Working with informants close to Baghdadi, US, Iraqi, Turkish, and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) i…
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes
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Trump says ISIS leader al-Baghdadi died 'whimpering and crying and screaming' after trying to escape through a dead-end tunnel and igniting a suicide vest which killed three children
He added that 11 young children were moved out of the house and were uninjured, but that the ISIS l…
Thomas Colson
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Russia keeps saying the West is planning chemical attacks in Syria - and it's a sign Assad may be about to use them again
"This is textbook," Jennifer Cafarella, a senior intelligence planner at the Institute for the Stud…
Daniel Brown
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The war isn't over: A UN official reveals how Russia is jeopardizing lives in northwest Syria
Millions living in the opposition-held province of Idlib rely on international aid from a single bo…
Charles Davis
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The US is warning that it'll strike the Syrian regime hard if they use chemical weapons again
"The Turks are blocking the offensive," Jennifer Cafarella, a senior intelligence planner at t…
Daniel Brown
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ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to have been killed in a US military strike
Newsweek also reported that the US Defence Department told the White House it had "high confidence"…
Thomas Colson
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India plans to buy 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones for $3 billion from US company General Atomics
India plans to ink a major defence deal with the US to procure 30 armed drones worth $3 billion (ap…
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Syrian rebels appear to have shot down a Russian Su-25, pilot believed captured or killed
Scores of adults and children were killed and wounded in Idlib, and about 100,000 people were displ…
Daniel Brown
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Russian Su-25 pilot shot down over Syria blew himself up with a grenade to avoid capture
Barrel bombs filled with chlorine gas were also reportedly dropped on Sunday in the town of Saraqeb…
Daniel Brown
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US troops reportedly demolished suspected ISIS leader's building to prevent it from becoming a shrine
Prior to the raid against al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in 2011, White House officials decided th…
David Choi
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Syria and Russia's latest offensive has killed 177 civilians in 2 weeks
"One particular heavy attack on residential buildings was so strong it reportedly injured 80 civili…
Daniel Brown
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The US shouldn't support Turkey's reckless moves in Syria
Turkey is neither a good friend nor an enemy, but right now America is committed to voice support f…
Willis Krumholz, Defense Prio…
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Travel influencers are flocking to Syria and hyping the war-torn country for tourists. Critics say they're normalizing the Assad regime and parroting its narrative of the war.
YouTubers are touring Syria, praising its people — and avoiding giving opinions about the ongoing w…
Bill Bostock
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The US is suspected of killing a terrorist in Syria with the 'Ninja Bomb,' a rare US missile packed with swords
A review of fragments reportedly found at the site of the strike appears to indicate that the airst…
Ryan Pickrell
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Trump reportedly told Mattis that he wanted to assassinate Bashar al-Assad after his chemical weapons attack on Syrians last year
"President Bashar al-Assad of Syria must not recklessly attack Idlib Province," Trump tweeted on Mo…
John Haltiwanger
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Trump says he wanted to kill Syrian President Bashar Assad but Mattis stopped him before he could 'take him out'
Two years ago, President Donald Trump said killing Syria's authoritarian ruler was never contemplat…
Ryan Pickrell
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Activist video purports to show moment of US raid on al-Baghdadi ISIS compound. Photos show the wreckage left in its wake.
President Donald Trump, speaking in a press conference on Sunday, painted a vivid picture of the mi…
Ellen Cranley,Ellen Cranley
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Russia is blaming Turkey for attacks on its military bases in Syria - after hinting the US was responsible
Russian and Syrian bombing runs have increased in Idlib in the last week, resulting in the deaths o…
Daniel Brown
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How Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi rose from a radical religious scholar to the brutal leader of the most powerful terrorist group in the world
"He is Iraqi to the core, and his extremist ideology was sharpened and refined in the crucible of t…