Syria

Iran hit back Oct. 14 at demands from Saudi Arabia that Tehran withdraw its "occupying" forces from Syria and insisted no country was more committed to confronting jihadists in the region.

BELGRADE - Marko Djuric, head of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija, stated on Tuesday that fundamentalist ideology of the Islamic State has penetrated the pores of the society in the region.

Military commanders from the U.S.-led coalition against the ISIL will meet in Washington on Oct. 14 to discuss ways to halt the jihadist group's relentless advance in Iraq and Syria

Turkish and US military officials are continuing to discuss the use of Turkish military bases, including the İncirlik base, and its airspace in the fight against ISIL in Iraq and Syria, sources said

Turkish and U.S. military officials are continuing to discuss the use of Turkish military bases, including the İncirlik base, and its airspace in the fight against ISIL in Iraq and Syria, sources said

BELGRADE - New graffiti in support of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Albanian National Army (AKSh) appeared on the gate of Visoki Decani monastery, southern Kosovo-Metohija, on Monday morning, Sava Janjic, prior of the Serbian Orthodox monastery Visoki Decani, wrote on Twitter.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is to meet human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin Clooney on Wednesday, as part of an ongoing legal process to secure the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece it has been announced.

Serb monastery vandalized with ISIS, KLA graffiti

DEČANI -- Visoki Dečani Archdeacon Sava Janjić said on Sunday the monks at the monastery were concerned over the graffiti sprayed on some buildings inside the compound.

They expected KFOR and the Kosovo police to implement better security measures, he said.

BELGRADE - Prior of the Serbian Orthodox monastery Visoki Decani Sava Janjic said on Sunday the monks at that monastery in southern Kosovo were concerned over the graffiti that had been sprayed on some of the buildings inside the monastery compound, and that they expected KFOR and the Kosovo police to implement better security measures.

Turkey will let US and coalition forces use its bases, including the İncirlik base, for operations against ISIL militants in Syria and Iraq, American defense officials said