Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones ...

Inclusivity and moderation are indeed immediate priorities for Syria, but a big national vote is not. Democracy does not ...

At least 10 people were killed in eastern Congo by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group, a local official said ...

where Islamist rebels earlier this month ousted the regime of Iran-backed dictator Bashar al-Assad. He cited concerns that Iraq could experience worse instability than Syria, leading to a ...

At one point Shiite forces controlled much of Iraq, though not key provinces where Iraqi military forces were concentrated. The rebels counted on U.S. support. But the cease-fire agreement that ended ...

Iraq is recalibrating its Syria policy following Assad's collapse, balancing security concerns with economic interests and ...

The US, NATO and Saudi Arabia are discussing what to do about their support for the Syrian rebels The main problem is the Islamic terrorists, who are hostile to the Syrian government as well as all ...

For centuries the area was given life by the spring floodwaters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, but the marshes have been ...

EBRIL, Kurdistan Region - Nearly 2,500 Syrian soldiers, who sought refuge in Iraq earlier this month as Bashar al-Assad’s regime was facing a lightning-blitz by a coalition of rebels ...