ISIL terrorist group has released an audio message purporting to come from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. In the message, the first since September last year, the voice addresses ISIL supporters. Although the audio is undated, it appears to refer to recent events, including the detention of a US pastor ...
The US State Department said on Friday it will redirect $230 million in frozen funding away from Syria, but emphasized that the move “did not signal a retreat” by Washington from the crisis-hit country. The department said it had raised $300 million from coalition partners for recovery efforts in areas ...