Islamic State terrorists have "executed" eight Syrian soldiers after an ambush, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday (March 31). WION could not immediately ascertain the nature of this ambush.

Islamic State 'executes' eight Syrian soldiers in desert ambush, reports war monitor

Days after three US troops were killed in Jordan allegedly after attack by an Iraq-based and Iran-linked proxy militant group, the United States on Saturday (Feb 3) targeted a number of sites in both Iraq and Syria, pushing West Asia's edge of conflict further into the lines of war.

Middle East crisis deepens as nearly 40 killed in US strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria

Thirty-three years have passed, but the survivors of an Iraqi poison gas attack on the Iranian town of Sardasht still suffer -- and fight for international recognition of the horrific massacre.

Iran victims of Iraq gas attack say horrors are a warning

Regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia hosts Islamic, Arab and Gulf summits this week as tensions between Iran and the US raised fears of military escalation. The three summits in Mecca, Islam's holiest city, allow US ally Riyadh the chance to present unified Islamic, Arab and Gulf fronts against its arch-rival Tehran.

Iran tensions overshadow Mecca summits

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Islamic State 'executes' eight Syrian soldiers in desert ambush, reports war monitor

Middle East crisis deepens as nearly 40 killed in US strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria

Iran victims of Iraq gas attack say horrors are a warning

Iran tensions overshadow Mecca summits