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 ...

"We announce that we will suspend our military operations against [Israel]," the Nujaba Movement's leader said.

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

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

ISTANBUL — Rebels were barreling toward the Syrian capital ... a veteran jihadist who once fought U.S. troops in Iraq and was known until recently by his nom de guerre, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani.

The Turkish military killed 21 Kurdish rebels in northern Syria and Iraq, the defence ministry said today. In a statement, the ministry reported that 20 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and Syrian ...

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 ...

The new interim Syrian government says it will hunt down and punish senior security officials and others, but concern is ...

It is the Iranian-controlled Iraqi militias (Popular Mobilization Forces, PMF or PMU) that may be the most difficult Iranian ...