Syria

Turkish authorities detained 457 “foreign terrorist fighters” in the first six months of this year, while they were heading to Syria to fight. Among them there is also a Romanian, sources within the Turkish army told Anadolu Turkish agency.…

Romania is to shelter 2,362 extra community immigrants, according to the scheme submitted by the European Commission within the European Agenda on Migration outlining the immediate measures that will be taken in order to respond to the…

Kurdish group "Lions of Rojava", fighting in Syria against ISIS, says on the Facebook page more soldiers come from various countries, among which two Romanians, informs the newspaper "Adevarul". The information related to the two…

The US has confirmed the death of aid worker Kayla Mueller, who had been held hostage by Islamic State (IS) militants after being captured in Syria, the BBC reports. Her family said they were "heartbroken" to learn the news. President…

Belgian security forces killed two terror suspects with links to Syria in the eastern city of Verviers on Thursday and arrested another. Authorities say they prevented a major and imminent attack against police buildings. The raid came…

The key Syria-Turkey border town of Kobane might fall to Islamic State (IS) fighters soon, an official has told the BBC. A flag appearing to be that of Islamic State has been seen flying over a building on the eastern edge of Kobane.…