Ben Hubbard

A U.S.-led coalition executed airstrikes against Syria. But in Damascus, President Bashar al-Assad told reporters he was in a good mood. Was it really 'mission accomplished?'

Last year, stampedes during the hajj left more than 2,400 people dead. Iran's supreme leader recently accused Saudi Arabia of deliberately killing those pilgrims.

ISIS has claimed responsibility for several deadly attacks during the holy season of Ramadan in Istanbul, Dhaka and elsewhere.

A closer look at everyday life in the territories ISIS controls across Iraq and Syria.

It is believed that the wife and child of one of the most dangerous men in the world—Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi—have been detained at the Lebanese border.

Syrian opposition activists have accused the Syrian government of launching chemical weapons attacks and killing hundreds in areas close to the capital of Damascus overnight. The Syri...