WASHINGTON—Two Americans who were imprisoned in North Korea are enjoying their second day of freedom back in the United States after being released Saturday following a trip to Pyongyang by James Clapper, the director of U.S. National Intelligence. The release of 46-year old Kenneth Bae and 24-year old Matthew Todd Miller came just weeks after […]
GAZIANTEP, TURKEY—Syrian government forces redoubled an air offensive on the outskirts of Aleppo over the weekend in a bid to sever supply routes of rebels battling to topple President Bashar al-Assad. Warplanes carried out a series of attacks in the al-Jandoul and al-Castello districts of Syria’s second largest city, which is besieged on three sides […]
An airstrike by U.S.-led coalition forces has killed at least six Nusra Front fighters operating from a base in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, Reuters reported Thursday. The news agency cited information from the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has been monitoring the ongoing conflict in Syria. The Observatory said overnight airstrikes […]
JERUSALEM—Tensions were running high at a disputed Jerusalem holy place on Friday as Palestinians gathered for Muslim prayers under tight Israeli security. Nearly 3,000 Israeli police and soldiers deployed in and around Jerusalem’s Old City as Israel reopened the Mosque of Al-Aqsa, the site Jews call the Temple Mount. The ancient compound marks the holiest […]