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May 9, 2016

Syrian government extends cease-fire in Aleppo

Syria's military says it is extending a cease-fire in the city of Aleppo and its rural areas for 48 hours starting after midnight Tuesday.

May 9, 2016

Bin Laden's son urges jihad against Jews, US interests

One of Usama bin Laden’s sons urged Muslims to attack Jewish and Western interests and suggested creating a mega-army to attack Jerusalem, in a video released Monday.

May 9, 2016

Al Qaeda chief calls ISIS 'extremists' in new recording

Tension between the Islamic State and Al Qaeda shows no sign of ending soon, with Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri apparently calling ISIS fighters "extremists and renegades" in an audio recording posted online Sunday.

May 9, 2016

ISIS reportedly executes 7-year-old boy for cursing while playing with friends

Islamic State militants reportedly shot and killed a 7-year-old Syrian boy reportedly in front of his sobbing parents, all because he let a few curse words slip out of his mouth.

May 9, 2016

Photos from terrorist's 'wish list' revealed in court

Photos of items on an Islamic State fighter’s sprawling shopping list – which included solar-powered watches, insect repellent and a men’s shaver – were released Friday for the first time in the trial of his wife, accused of supporting the terrorist.

May 6, 2016

Fighting in Aleppo leads to refugee record at Jordan border

A coalition of Syrian rebels and jihadists seized a strategic village from pro-government forces outside the contested city of Aleppo on Friday as a new high of 60,000 people were stranded at the border with Jordan, trying to escape the fighting.

May 6, 2016

Russian orchestra performs in Palmyra as airstrike on refugee camp kills 28

A renowned Russian conductor led a triumphant concert Thursday in the ruins of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, once terrorized by ISIS, even as an airstrike on a refugee camp in the north left at least 28 people dead and dozens wounded, including many children.

May 5, 2016

Pentagon says Syria strike killed ISIS couple who plotted attacks against US

The Pentagon announced Thursday a U.S. strike in Syria killed a married jihadi couple who had recruited Islamic State fighters online while plotting attacks against countries including the United States.

May 4, 2016

Fragile cease-fire restored to embattled city of Aleppo, U.S. official says

Syrian state media say three people have been killed in renewed rebel shelling of government-held areas in the deeply contested northern city of Aleppo.

May 4, 2016

Kerry warns Assad, regime backers to start political transition by August

Secretary of State John Kerry warned Syria and its allies in Moscow and Tehran Tuesday that they have until August for starting a political transition to move President Bashar Assad out, or they risk consequences of a new U.S. approach toward ending the five-year conflict.