(Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images ... But in 2013, Sharaa had a falling out with Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and the Nusra Front split off. Assad was a member of a Muslim group called Alawites.

Syrian Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, previously known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, first emerged as a top lieutenant of Islamic State militant group (ISIS) founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and ...

[break] "Abu Omar al-Baghdadi was arrested today in Baghdad," the capital´s security spokesman Major General Qassim Atta told AFP. "It was Iraqi forces who arrested him based on an intelligence tipoff ...

Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa was born in October 1982 in Saudi Arabia, where he spent the first seven years of his life. In a rare ...

As UAE residents gear up to celebrate Eid Al Fitr, the BAPS Hindu Mandir, along with Abu Dhabi police, has announced guidelines for entry. Since its opening, the Mandir has welcomed over 2.2 ...

Omar Abdul Aziz Al Marzooqi has made the UAE proud as the only Emirati showjumper to qualify for the FEI World Cup Finals, securing his place among the sport’s elite. The 21-year-old, who ...

Bucca is now famous for incubating a generation of influential jihadis, most notably future leaders of Isis, including Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Sharaa entered the detention system relatively low in ...

Abu Khadija was killed by Iraqi security forces, with the support of the US-led coalition, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani told.

WASHINGTON -- A U.S. airstrike in western Iraq on Thursday killed the ISIS chief of global operations who also served as ISIS second in command, Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as "Abu ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani confirmed on Friday that Abdullah Maki Musleh al-Rifai, better known as Abu Khadija, has been killed. The leader of the terrorist group ISIS in Iraq and ...

It neighbours Libya, where Abu Dhabi backs the rebel authorities ... which has been linked with remnants of the Islamist regime of former dictator Omar al-Bashir. Both sides have faced claims of war ...