Syrian government forces drove ISIL fighters out of Palmyra on Sunday, the army said, inflicting a major defeat on the militants who seized the desert city last year and dynamited its ancient temples.

WASHINGTON — The recapture of the ancient city of Palmyra by Syrian forces takes away a key revenue source of looted antiquities for the Islamic State, but global demand for the stolen valuables ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 100 pro-Syrian government fighters have been reported killed as ISIL captured all of the historic city of Palmyra, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russian experts A group of Russian sappers, or military engineers, is preparing to leave on an unusual mission in Syria. Russian ...

The Syrian army has advanced against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as both sides battled for control of the strategically located city of Palmyra. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for ...

ISIL militants beheaded an antiquities scholar in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra and hung his body on a column in a main square of the historic site, Syria’s antiquities chief said on Tuesday. IS, ...