Islamic State’s double standards sow growing disillusion
By HAMZA HENDAWI Mohammed Saad, a Syrian activist, was imprisoned by the Islamic State group, hung by his arms and beaten regularly. Then one day, his jailers quickly pulled him…
Bashar Assad
Saudi allies scale back ties with Iran as tensions soar
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI and JON GAMBRELL Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom’s lead and began scaling back diplomatic ties to Iran on Monday after the ransacking of Saudi…
Notorious Lebanese militant killed in Syria airstrike
By BASSEM MROUE and JOSEF FEDERMAN A Lebanese man convicted of one of the most notorious attacks in Israel’s history and who spent nearly three decades in an Israeli prison…
Accusations grow against Russia over Syria civilian killings
By ZEINA KARAM The three missiles fired on a public market in the northern Syrian town of Ariha took the morning shoppers by surprise. In a few moments, the main…
Russia calling the shots as nations lock down Syria plan
By BRADLEY KLAPPER As the United States and world powers gather again in an attempt to end Syria’s civil war, Russia appears to be calling the shots. Nations meeting Friday…
AP FACT CHECK: Republican debaters go astray
By TAMI ABDOLLAH and VIVIAN SALAMA The vast complexities of a dangerous world were cast in too-simple terms in the latest Republican presidential debate. In addition, Chris Christie pledged to…
Turkey won’t apologize to Russia over warplane downing
By JAMEY KEATEN Turkey won’t apologize to Russia for shooting down a warplane operating over Syria, the Turkish prime minister said Monday, stressing that the Turkish military was doing its…
The Latest: Iran blames Turkey for downing of Russian jet
The latest on the war in Syria, including a Russian warplane shot down by Turkey. All times local: 9:25 p.m. Iran is lashing out at Turkey over the shooting down…