Syrian army extends grip in town northeast of Damascus
Government forces are extending control over a corridor of territory from Damascus to the Mediterranean coast
New airstrikes in Syria take aim at Islamic State's oil money
A third night of airstrikes pounded Islamic State-controlled oil refineries in eastern Syria
Islamic fighters advance in Syria despite U.S. strikes
U.S.-led air strikes have not halted Islamic State's advance on the Kurdish town of Kobani
In U.N. speech, Obama warns Islamic militants to leave battlefield
UN-ASSEMBLY/OBAMA (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV):UPDATE 2-In U.N. speech, Obama warns Islamic militants to leave battlefield
Fighters advance despite U.S. strikes; Obama vows to dismantle "network of death"
U.S.-led air strikes have not halted Islamic State's advance on the Kurdish town of Kobani
A Kurdish Syrian refugee waits for transport during a sand storm on the Turkish-Syrian border near the southeastern town of Suruc
A Kurdish Syrian refugee waits for transport during a sand storm on the Turkish-Syrian border near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, September 24, 2014. The United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday it was making contingency plans in case all 400,000 inhabitants of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani fled into Turkey to escape advancing Islamic State militants. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Islamic State, Syrian Kurds battle for border town
Islamic State militants set their sites on the Syrian border town of Kobani, as fierce fighting drives thousands of locals to seek refuge in Turkey
U.S. hits Islamic State in Syria near Iraq border; fighters advance on Kurdish city
The air strikes have not halted Islamic State's advance on the Kurdish town of Kobani
After border town attack, Syrians' welcome in Lebanon wears even thinner
Syrians have been resented for taking jobs, driving down wages, overloading schools and hospitals, and even worsening a power shortage